Thames Gateway North Kent
Thames Gateway is one of the Government's major growth
areas.
Some 50,000 homes and 80,000 jobs are planned over the next 20
years.
The development will combine 21st century urban villages and
city-style living close to a new passenger station at Ebbsfleet
that connects the area to London in 17 minutes and Paris/Brussels
in 90 minutes. This will provide an ideal business choice for
companies wanting:
- a strategic location
- innovative design
- high quality of life.
Dartford, Gravesend, Northfleet, Swanscombe, Queenborough,
Rushenden and Sittingbourne will see exciting new mixed-use
developments such as The Bridge at Dartford, and Fastrack, a highly
innovative and successful Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system.
Plans for these areas will allow careful integration of new and
existing developments and make sure there is real gain for local
people.
A connecting system of green corridors, stunning new parklands
and wildlife habitats is a major consideration for all new
development.
Ashford
In Ashford the vision is for a Garden City with new mixed-use
urban villages, parks, student campus and revived town centre. Some
30,000 homes and 29,000 jobs will be created over the next 25 years
with innovative transport projects, such as Smartlink, and a new
town centre road scheme helping to bring about this
transformation. |