SOUTH EAST PLAN

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SOUTH EAST PLAN SPRING DEBATE 12 May
2004 THAMES GATEWAY CURRENT POSITION/ISSUES MAR
C HUME CHIEF EXECUTIVE THAMES GATEWAY KENT
PARTNERSHIP (TGKP)
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WHAT IS THE THAMES GATEWAY ?

• 40 miles stretching from East London to
  Kent/Essex coast
• (equivalent area would stretch from Sheffield to
  Liverpool)
• Population of 1.5 million Jobs 500,000
• North Kent population 500,000 Jobs 193,000
• Focus of brownfield land and development
  opportunity in the
• south east (3,000 hectares)
• Fragmented collection of urban and rural areas
• Canary Wharf, London suburbia, a Cathedral city
  at Rochester, a new Town at Basildon
• Swathes of redundant utilities and industrial
  land
• Rural areas, seaside and areas of
  outstanding natural beauty and ecological value

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AERIAL VIEW OF THAMES GATEWAY
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WHY THE GATEWAY ?

• Capacity for some 200,000 dwellings and
  
  300,000 jobs (by 2031)
• The key sustainable solution to south east
• growth minimal greenfield impact
• Making good existing dysfunctional areas
• Not just homes also delivers environmental,
  economic
• and community dividend on large scale real
  Urban Renaissance
• Helps re-address east/west imbalance in
  prosperity and growth
• in the South East
• National Gateway to Europe developing regional
  European links

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THAMES GATEWAY KENT STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• Realise the potential of major, mostly
  brownfield, sites
• Greatly improve transport and communications in a
  sustainable way
• Transform the environment and image of the area
  affected by industrial decline
• Raise the areas competitiveness substantially by
  supporting new initiatives to boost innovation
  and enterprise
• Regenerate communities affected by decline
• Ensure that new developments are fully integrated
  with existing communities
• Ensure that the people of North Kent are able to
  access the opportunities created to the full
• Source AIF/Regional Economic Strategy

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PRIORITIES FOR ACTION

• Realise full potential of major brownfield sites,
  including
• Kent Thameside
• Ebbsfleet Valley, North Dartford, Swanscombe
  Peninsula, Northfleet Embankment, North East
  Gravesend, quality town centre developments in
  Dartford and Gravesend
• Potentially creating 21,000 new homes by 2021 and
  50,000 new jobs (AIF)
• Medway
• Chatham City, Medway Waterfront, Grain,
  Kingsnorth, Chattenden and Lodge Hill
• Potentially creating 15,000 new homes by 2021 and
  23,000 new jobs (AIF)
• Swale
• Neats Court, Queenborough, Ridham/Kemsley,
  Rushenden and quality town centre developments in
  Sittingbourne
• Potentially creating 9,500 new homes by 2021 and
  12,000 new jobs (AIF)

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Establish a 21st Century integrated transport
infrastructure commensurate with the needs of its
developing economy and population.

• Priorities include
• CTRL domestic services, Crossrail, Thameslink
  2000, North Kent Line Services, station upgrades,
  rapid transit systems, improved freight links to
  ports, consideration of environmentally
  acceptable new river crossings and road
  improvements

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EDUCATION AND SKILLS
To develop high quality education and skills and
an integrated and flexible approach to learning
to act as a magnet to both attract and retain a
highly skilled population, etc.

• Priorities include
• Development of FE/HE and Universities at Medway,
  provision of new primary and secondary schools
  (Schools of the Future), community based learning
  centres, etc. all interlinked through the
  multiversity concept

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ENVIRONMENT
To achieve a radical transformation in the
quality of the urban environment across North
Kent, together with the conservation of adjoining
high quality countryside.

• Priorities include
• Development of a regional park, to conserve and
  enhance the exceptional countryside assets and
  wildlife habitats, Greengrid initiatives linking
  development and environmental enhancement, etc.

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
To underpin North Kents regeneration and achieve
a dynamic and stable economy.

• Key projects include
• Investment in development of workspace/premises,
  innovation centres and enterprise hubs, marketing
  and promotion initiatives to attract inward
  investment, centres of excellence and technology
  transfer, ICT and Broadband infrastructure and
  targeted business support services on knowledge
  intensive and growth sectors, including
  financial and business services, high tech
  manufacturing, transport and logistics

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COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE
The emphasis on major developments, new
communities and job opportunities will be
complemented by programmes to promote social
inclusion and to ensure that existing communities
fully benefit from change.

• Priorities include
• Programmes to improve health and social care
  facilities, the creation of a essential community
  infrastructure and services associated with new
  housing, including open space, schools, leisure
  provision, community development and
  neighbourhood projects

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CAPACITY FOR JOB GROWTH TO 2016 (ESTIMATE)

• London 150,000
• North Kent 40,000
• (North Kent AIF estimate circa 80,000 by 2021)
• South Essex 42,000 (minimum)
• Total 232,000
• Creating sustainable communities estimate
  120,000-180,000 by 2016

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CAPACITY FOR NEW HOMES BY 2016 (ESTIMATE)

• London 59,000 (minimum)
• North Kent 43,000
• (North Kent AIF estimate circa 50,000 by 2021)
• South Essex 26,500
• Total 128,500
• Creating Sustainable Communities estimates that
  at least 120,000 by 2016

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COSTS LONDON TO 2012 (ESTIMATE)

• Housing related infrastructure 16bn
• ED related infrastructure 3.5bn
• Private Sector contributions 8bn
• Growth funding required 11.5bn
• Source LDA

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COSTS KENT TO 2021 (ESTIMATE)

• 50,000 new homes 80,000 new jobs 11.6bn
• Private Sector contributions 7.3bn
• Growth funding required 4.3bn
• Source AIF
• KCC What Price Growth estimates 10bn required
  for Kent as a whole over next 20 years

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KEY CHALLENGES

• Include
• All development must be of higher quality
• The right mix of housing, including adequate,
  affordable housing, must be built
• New jobs must go hand-in-hand with homes
• The urban and rural environment should be
  enhanced
• Timely infrastructure investment must be secured
  transport improvements, education, training and
  skills, health, leisure, cultural and community
  facilities, etc.
• Effective national resource management targets
  should be set and implemented, e.g. water,
  energy, waste, air pollution, etc.
• Funding?