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TSP+ Forum Transport infrastructure - unlocking the potential of the Thames Gateway, and wider South East

Alex Lewsley

Senior Associate

Commercial Property & Development

[email protected]

D: 01322 422543

www.ts-p.co.uk

@alexlewsley_TSP

@pragmaticlawyer

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Wednesday, 20 July 2016

Programme

• 11:30 Welcome & Introduction

• 11:35 David Liston-Jones, Thames Gateway Kent Partnership

• 11:50 Paul Spooner, Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

• 12:05 Natalie Chapman, Freight Transport Association

• 12:20 Katie Stewart, Kent County Council

• 12:35 David Testa, London Paramount

• 12:50 Feedback with Q&A

• 13:00 Finish

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David Liston-Jones

Thames Gateway Kent Partnership

www.tgkp.org

TSP+ Forum – 30 June 2016

Transport Infrastructure – Unlocking the

potential of the Thames Gateway

David Liston-Jones



Going to cover:

• Who we are

• Thames Gateway context

• Recent news:

• Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Commission

• North Kent Innovation Zone

• Top ten transport investments

• Opportunities and challenges – Brexit?

www.tgkp.org


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What is the Thames Gateway Kent Partnership?

• Private and public sector partnership

• Aim is to help deliver sustainable economic growth across North Kent

• Board Membership: • 6 business representatives, private sector Chair

• 5 local authority members

• Ebbsfleet Development Corporation member

• North Kent MP

• Higher Education and Further Education representatives

• Government agencies as Observers

• Strong record of partnership working since 2001


www.tgkp.org


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The Thames Gateway


Thames Gateway

• Largest regeneration project in Europe – stretching 40 miles from the City to Southend and Sheerness

• Long term – started in the 1980s, now 30 years into 70 year endeavour

• A national priority for successive Governments

• Successful delivery - transformational projects at Stratford, Canary Wharf, London Gateway Port, Ebbsfleet Garden City either delivered or underway

• Thames Gateway Strategic Group - only Gateway-wide forum that brings together TG Minister, local authority Leaders, business representatives and Local Enterprise Partnership Chairs

www.tgkp.org


Thames Estuary Growth Commission • Lord Heseltine to lead the Thames Estuary 2050 Growth

Commission.

• “The Commission will develop an ambitious vision and delivery plan for North Kent, South Essex and East London up to 2050. This will focus on supporting the development of high productivity clusters in specific locations. It will examine how the area can develop, attract and retain skilled workers. It will also look at how to make the most of opportunities from planned infrastructure such as the Lower Thames Crossing. It will report back at Autumn Statement 2017 with a clear and affordable delivery plan for achieving this vision.”

www.tgkp.org


Thames Estuary Growth Commission members

• Rt Hon Lord Heseltine

• Rt Hon Greg Clark MP

• Lord (Jim) O’Neill of Gatley

• Lord (Andrew) Adonis

• Sir Edward Lister

• Sir John Armitt

• Lord (Norman) Foster

• Rt Hon Mark Francois MP

• Gregory Hodkinson

• Prof. Alice Gast

• Sir George Iacobescu

• Prof. Dr Uwe Krueger

• Sir Stuart Lipton

• Sadie Morgan

• Tony Pidgley

• Nicola Shaw

• Geoffrey Spence

www.tgkp.org


Thames Estuary Growth Commission

• Commission launch expected in mid-July

• Scope and remit still to be announced – but will cover Canterbury and Thanet as well as North Kent

• Will be opportunities to submit evidence/views

• Commission to deliver its final report by Autumn 2017

• Huge opportunity to make the case for investment in Kent and wider Thames Gateway

• Commission will want to hear business views - TGKP will publicise how to respond on our website

www.tgkp.org


North Kent Innovation Zone • Multi-site Zone comprises three schemes:

• Ebbsfleet Garden City (Lead: Ebbsfleet Development Corporation)

• Kent Medical Campus (Lead: Maidstone BC)

• Rochester Airport Technology Park (Lead: Medway Council)

• Total 64 hectares

• 230,000m2 new development floorspace for start-ups and SME expansion

• Building on existing specialisms – life-sciences, medtech, advanced manufacturing and engineering, digital technologies

• Up to 9,900 jobs by 2025/26

• Strengthening the Kent Innovation Corridor


Heart of the Kent Innovation Corridor


North Kent Innovation Zone (NKIZ)

• Business benefits – business rate discounts worth up to £55,000 a year for 5 years

• Enterprise Zone goes live from April 2017, but

• First premises likely to be available late 2017

• 31 March 2022 – final date for businesses to occupy premises and secure incentives (but benefits run for up to five years from that date)

www.tgkp.org


Thames Gateway Strategic Group

• Only Thames Gateway-wide forum that brings together Thames Gateway Minister, local authority Leaders, business representatives and Local Enterprise Partnership Chairs

• Thames Gateway Minister challenged the Strategic Group to identify and agree the top priority transport investments needed to unlock growth in the Gateway

www.tgkp.org


Top Ten Transport Investments

• New Lower Thames Crossing

• C2G: Crossrail extension to Ebbsfleet and Gravesend

• Ebbsfleet Garden City: A2 Bean and Ebbsfleet junctions

• M2 Junction 5

• Silvertown Tunnel

• Belvedere and Gallions Reach crossings

• Barking Riverside – London Overground extension

• A13 tunnel at Barking

• A13 Corridor

• A127 Corridor

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Highways England consultation on the Lower Thames Crossing This was their proposed solution – at Location C Government decision awaited


C2G: Extension of Crossrail to Gravesend

www.tgkp.org


Crossrail Extension to Gravesend (C2G): Realising the potential for growth in the Thames Gateway


Investment in Roads

• Ebbsfleet Garden City - A2 Bean and Ebbsfleet junctions

• M2 Junction 5

• Highways England - route based strategies

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Rail capacity

• Network Rail Kent Route Study: 2019-2024

• Southeastern rail franchise – starts June 2018

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Securing the benefits of growth …..

• Long term venture

• Huge opportunities – Ebbsfleet Garden City/London Paramount

• Plan for Growth target of at least 50,000 new homes and 58,000 new jobs in North Kent over 20 year period


Unlocking the potential …. • Thames Gateway is vital to national growth

• Scope to deliver estimated 290,000 homes and 365,000 jobs

• But delivering the next phase of the Gateway will require private and public investment in transport infrastructure

• Cost of doing nothing is high – business growth is already held back by transport constraints and often severe congestion

• Need for a joined-up approach to major transport investments in North Kent, in the wider Thames Gateway and in South East

• Need to make the case – to Government, to the Thames Estuary Growth Commission

www.tgkp.org


Brexit impact?

• North Kent, Thames Gateway, cannot be immune from any impact of Brexit decision

• Inevitably in a period of economic and political uncertainty nationally

But

• Rationale for the Thames Gateway remains strong

• Long term endeavour …. has survived through many economic and political cycles

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TSP+ Forum – 30 June 2016

Transport Infrastructure – Unlocking the

potential of the Thames Gateway

David Liston-Jones



Paul Spooner

Where London meets the Garden of England A 21st Century Garden City…

Presentation for Stephen Barter, KPMG 21/04/16 Welcome to Ebbsfleet………an opportunity for development of National and International significance at the Heart of Kent.

Ebbsfleet; central to Thames Estuary; to Kent; to Europe

December 2015

Government announced £310m investment in EDC’s delivery programme to’

Accelerate the Pace of Delivery

Investing up to £310M to unlock barriers to delivery

Maximise the Ambition

Working collaboratively to maximise the opportunities for growth

Improving Quality

Raise the quality of neighbourhoods, streets, homes and services.

Our Progress 2016/17

Faster Planning, accelerated starts on site, funding

infrastructure ahead of development

• 5 house builders on-site, Countryside Homes building first new homes in Springhead Park for four years.

• Target of over 600 starts on site in 2016/17.

• Draft Garden City master plan ready for final agreement July 2016, public engagement September.

• 1,400 homes consented since October 2015 and a new primary school consented this year.

• Core utility strategy in place and procurement of network and additional capacity agreed with providers.

Our Progress 2016/17

Faster Planning, accelerated starts on site, funding

infrastructure ahead of development

• MoU agreed with EIGP(Land Securities/Tarmac) to develop

Ebbsfleet Central to maximise economic growth and create a

vibrant mixed use city centre.

• Eastern Quarry sold to Henley Camland – up to 4,750 homes.

• Keepmoat announced for HCA site – 700 homes.

• Developing new transport strategy to encourage public

transport and maximise potential of International Station hub.

• Enterprise Zone development, part of North Kent Innovation

Corridor

We are working with house builders and developers to deliver growth in 4 key development areas

Ebbsfleet Central and

Ebbsfleet Green :

5000 Homes and

significant commercial

space

Eastern Quarry,

including Castle Hill

6250 Homes

Swanscombe :

Paramount Theme Park

Northfleet Riverfront

1250 Homes and new

business space

Ebbsfleet Central (4,000 homes 400,000m² commercial development)

Strategic Development Area 1

View of Commercial Centre from Blue Lake, looking North-Westwards

Ebbsfleet

International Northfleet

Station

Direct connection with London and the Continent.

Garden City Centre – Master Plan agreed with EIGP. Major mixed use and commercial development.

400,000m2 Commercial – Early Priorities – ‘lift and shift’ car parks, create development platforms,

develop a medical centre of excellence (medical school, primary care hub), target occupiers

Up to 1,000 additional starter homes

Major Transport Interchange – Upgrade Fastrack, High Speed Station development, green corridor

network Bluewater

Eastern Quarry 4,750 homes, (excluding Castle Hill)


View of Eastern Quarry looking West from Castle Hill

Swanscombe

Master plan agreed with new developers, outline consent in place

Direct dedicated Fastrack corridor from Bluewater to Ebbsfleet Station

New parks, leisure facilities, lakes, neighbourhood centres, new secondary school campus

Planning for start on site April 2017

Bluewater

Northfleet Riverside (1,250 homes and employment use)


View of Northfleet Riverside looking West

Northfleet Harbour Northfleet West site

Ebbsfleet

International

Northfleet East site

Major new waterside destination, 10 mins from Ebbsfleet Centre, with new pedestrian links

2 new mixed-use, high density neighbourhoods on the Thames

New homes, new school, Enterprise Zone – new business/employment space

Keepmoat and Tarmac progressing plans for start on site early 2017

Swanscombe Peninsula (London Paramount Park)


International Theme Park Resort – significant leisure destination for South East England

2 Theme ‘parks’, 5000 hotel beds

London Paramount to complete draft Master Plan by end of 2016, access route to be agreed July 2016

Ebbsfleet

International

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2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

Annual number ofhomes

Cummulative number ofhomes

10 964 new

homes by

April 2026

5200 new

homes by

April 2021

Target for ‘build out rates’ for new homes at Ebbsfleet Garden

City from April 2016 - 2026

Year Build out rates Cumulative Total

2016/17 300 300

2017/18 1000 1300

2018/19 1200 2500

2019/20 1200 3700

2020/21 1400 5100

Sub total April 2021 5100

2021/22 1200 6400

2022/23 1200 7600

2023/24 1200 8800

2024/25 1200 10000

2025/26 1064 10964

Total April 2026 10964

Proposed Build out rates for new homes at

Ebbsfleet Garden City 2016-2026

• Completion of 300 high quality homes, and a forward pipeline of delivery to achieve 1000

homes per annum from 2017/18.

• Investment of £40m to deliver the essential and early infrastructure in advance of further

development, including highways, employment land, and regeneration of stalled housing sites.

• Start on site on delivery of Phase One of Core Utilities Network and commitment to increase

capacity.

• The completion of the new Garden City Master Plan agreed and owned by all land owners and

developers to guide the development process.

• Agreed major new public transit system for the Garden City, to include an upgraded plan

for FASTRACK.

• Support and facilitate the development of London Paramount through co-ordination of master

planning proposals and collaborative working to address strategic transport and access

issues.

• Balance housing delivery in the Garden City with appropriate Jobs with a major new

employment site at Northfleet and through ‘lift and shift’ at Ebbsfleet Central as first phase of

potential medical centre of excellence.

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What we will deliver in 2016/2017:

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What we would like Government support for:

• Delivering momentum as part of North Kent Growth Corridor.

• Significant potential for business growth in medical and health

care, financial and business services and advanced engineering

and construction.

• Creating a great place to live, work and play.

• Addressing local and national infrastructure challenges e.g. LTC

• Market and investor confidence – major decisions in 2016/17 to

shape the future

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Ebbsfleet Garden City


Natalie Chapman

Natalie Chapman

Head of Policy – London & South East Freight Transport Association

DELIVERING SAFE, EFFICIENT, SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS

15,100 members make us the

UK’s largest and most trusted

freight trade association

We handle over 50,000

queries

from our members every year

Our members operate over

half of the UK lorry fleet

We train over 10,000

people every year

Over 200,000 heavy goods

vehicles are controlled by FTA

members

Over 360 staff are here to

support the industry

FTA members consign over

90% of rail freight and 70% of

UK exports by sea and air

FTA in numbers

2016

Campaigning

for industry

A strong, persuasive and

responsible voice with

extensive media coverage

FTA has a large team of

transport / logistics

policy experts

Continuous engagement with

Westminster and European

Parliaments, devolved

governments & Greater

London Authority

Over 1,000 members involved in

National and Regional Freight

Councils

Close consultation with

the Secretary of State for

Transport, HM Treasury, other

senior ministers and officials

Freight & logistics priorities for Kent

• Lower Thames Crossing

• Operation Stack

• Lorry Parking

• Skills shortage

• Airport capacity


Katie Stewart

Thames Gateway: A Kent perspective

Delivering transport infrastructure against

uncertainty

Katie Stewart

Director, Environment Planning and Enforcement, KCC

TSP+ Forum

30 June 2016

Context: Growth in Kent and

Thames Gateway

The Growth and Infrastructure

Framework

Kent & Medway – Growth to 2031

Population Growth

Housing Growth

Economic Growth

The Growth and Infrastructure Framework identifies

the following headlines for Kent and Medway to 2031

The population growth varies significantly within Kent

& Medway, with the greatest increases in Medway,

Dartford, Canterbury & Maidstone

Thames Estuary – Growth to 2031

It’s the infrastructure, stupid! Statutory Local Government Infrastructure, Public Sector Partnership Infrastructure & Private Sector

Infrastructure are necessary pre-requisites to support the scale of growth.

Transport infrastructure

Crossrail

The cost of that infrastructure

The cost of growth

The GIF makes abundantly clear that the current mechanisms for delivering growth do not provide the

infrastructure needed for that development.

The gap

£6.74 billion investment

£4.73 billion committed or expected

£2.01 billion funding gap

Overcoming the challenge

Getting our priorities straight:

Local Transport Plan 4 The Ambition:

To deliver safe and

effective transport,

ensuring that all Kent’s

communities and

businesses benefit, the

environment is

enhanced and

economic growth is

supported.

Outcome 1: Economic growth and minimised congestion

Policy: Deliver resilient transport infrastructure and schemes that reduce congestion and improve journey time reliability to enable economic growth and appropriate development, meeting demand from a growing population.

Outcome 3: Safer travel Policy: Provide a safer road, footway and cycleway network to reduce the likelihood of casualties, and encourage other transport providers to improve safety on their networks.

Outcome 4: Enhanced environment Policy: Deliver schemes to reduce the environmental footprint of transport, and enhance the historic and natural environment.

Outcome 5: Better health and wellbeing

Policy: Promote active travel choices for all members of the community to encourage good health and wellbeing, and implement measures to improve local air quality.

Outcome 2: Affordable and accessible door-to-door journeys

Policy: Promote affordable, accessible and connected transport to enable access for all to jobs, education, health and other services.

Proactive engagement with the public

funds available

• Highways England Road Investment Strategy (RIS

2) 2020/21 to 2025/26

• Network Rail – Kent Route Study informing

Control Period 6 – 2019-24

• Southeastern Franchise

Being “strategically opportunistic”

• Housing Growth Fund

• Local Growth Fund Round 3

• Other ad hoc funding

Not just playing by the rules

…shaping them

• Thames Estuary Commission

• National Infrastructure Commission

• Government CIL reform

• Devolution

Katie Stewart

Kent County Council

[email protected]

K&M Growth and Infrastructure Framework

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David Testa

London Paramount Entertainment Resort Thames Gateway Business Community Discussion– 30th June 2016

Emerging illustrative masterplan

A world- class theme park

A theatre, cinema and music clubs

Indoor / outdoor event venue

A range of hotels

Food and beverage outlets and retail

Highways improvements and onsite car park spaces

Enhancing the jetty on the River Thames to facilitate access by boat

Consultation

Since July 2014, London Paramount has held four stages of public consultation events on the proposals

Stage 1 (July 2014) Non-statutory consultation with community and stakeholders on methods of consultation Stage 2 (Nov 2014) Non-statutory consultation with community and stakeholders on emerging masterplan and proposals Stage 3 (Feb-March 2015) Non-statutory themed workshops with community and stakeholders Stage 4 (April-June 2015) Statutory consultation with community and stakeholders

Development Consent Order

Recently completed a comprehensive business and masterplan review

Target submission of Development Consent Order 2017

Fifth stage of public consultation ahead of submission

Location &

Connectivity

Transport Approach

Destination Car Mode Share

Thorpe Park 79%

Chessington World of Adventures 86%

Alton Towers Resort 88%

The Warner Bros. Studio Tour 66%

Wembley Stadium 19%

Twickenham Stadium 25%

Emirates Stadium 12%

The O2 Arena 15-20%

London Olympics 0%

National Space Centre 85%

Brighton & Hove A.E. Stadium 17%

Bristol Stadium 57%

Leeds Arena 30%

Westfield London 12%

Bluewater Shopping Centre 67%

Heathrow 59%

Stansted Airport 15%

First of its kind in the UK – How do you calculate trip generation and modal choice?

Use of existing events/sites to identify

existing mode shares

Industry experts from USA to determine visitor profiles Seasonally Daily Peak hourly

Travel Demand

Assumed Origins

Trips originate from across the world.

70% UK Visitors

30% European/International Visitors

(dependant on season)

Duration of Stay

Within the UK short breaks are typically 2-3 days

Many European & International visitors already travel to the UK Mode LPER Modal Share

Private Vehicle 58%

Public Transport - Rail 24%

Public Transport - Bus 4%

Passenger Drop Off 1%

Coach 5%

Water bus / Clipper 2%

Other / Motorcycle 1%

Hotel 5%

Total 100%

Road Travel

In the region of 80% of car traffic from the M25

Vehicular Access

Access to accommodate up to 100,000 guests (peak times), 50,000 (Design)

Needs to consider proposed Garden City (15,000 homes)

Needs to consider A2 and M25 peak hour movements and existing capacity constraints

Gateway feature to new development – separate from local traffic

High Speed Rail

20% by HS1

Use of Ebbsfleet International Station

Improvements required to accommodate additional patronage

Local Rail

3-5% will use local rail services

Swanscombe station inadequate for use

Use of Northfleet and Greenhithe stations with shuttle services

Crossrail

• Extension from Abbey Wood an aspiration

• Expansion of Oyster Cards

Public Transport - Rail

Public Transport – River Thames

Travel Plan Initiatives

Workplace Welcome Travel Pack Travel website for staff Promotion and Marketing Smart phone travel app Employee discounts (for example cycle purchase) and cycle loan schemes Discounted bus and rail fares (Season ticket loans) Financial incentives for those that walk/cycle

Visitor Integrated Ticketing – travel choice with purchase of tickets + Hotels

Potential to discount bus and rail fairs to make them more attractive means of transport

Promotion and Marketing Improved walk / cycle infrastructure Parking Management – different charges for non pre booked?

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Question & Answer

Session

Contact Us

Thames Gateway Office

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Kent DA2 6QE

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T: 01322 422543

M: 07990 972582

E: [email protected]

@AlexLewsley_TSP

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