The Regeneration of Swanley Presentation to West Kent Partnership 20 October 2017

Swanley and Hextable Master Vision To prepare a Vision for the next 20 years to support the regeneration of Swanley and Hextable In particular to focus on the regeneration needed in Swanley town Centre To become a key piece of evidence for the new Sevenoaks District Local Plan To not be constrained by current policy, to be bold and to stretch ambition An aspirational set of ideas which will require subsequent detailed testing Railway line Swanley and Hextable Master Vision

Swanley Town Centre ASDA Rationalised Education hub Main retail centre London Rd Swanley Lane ASDA Rationalised Education hub Main retail centre Bevan Place Swan Mill A coordinated redevelopment plan for the whole of the town centre The regeneration of the ASDA block A new civic, leisure and healthy living facility located close to the town centre; Relocation of Swanley Station to its original position Development alongside the railway overlooking the recreation ground; Increased regeneration benefits at Bevan Place Rationalised and improved school and education provisions adjacent to the town centre. Potential for around 1,500 new dwellings Goldsel Rd Swanley Town Centre

Transport – Swanley Town Centre Access, walk and cycle links: town centre access: - convenient - safe - clear shops and services – ‘presence’ space to meet and things to do ASDA site and road network Movement simplification - minimise congestion - optimisation parking - integration with town centre heart - high quality streets Sensitive development planning complementary development parking supply planning controls car-based travel ‘cap’ high quality alternatives to car use full use of bus & rail connections parking sully supporting walk, cycle, bus, rail Transport – Swanley Town Centre

Transport - Swanley and Hextable Tension between: excellent road links for local people ‘through’ access for others attractive to development local roads - suitability Forward-looking responses: managing movement ‘Sustainable Communities’ Infrastructure Bus Priority Station ‘Halt’ Station relocation Transport - Swanley and Hextable

Allocated and not yet allocated sites within the settlement boundaries Extended Swanley Park as an outdoor sports ‘hub’ Green buffer between Swanley and Hextable and Swanley Village Opportunity for an eastward expansion of Swanley Limited expansion to Hextable Potential for up to 3,000 new homes Further work needed to establish the critical mass to support the Swanley Town Centre regeneration Swanley and Hextable

Swanley Garden Village

Swanley Garden Village

Swanley Garden Village

Master Vision outcomes the overall principle of regeneration and growth in Swanley and Hextable be supported; some elements of the Master Vision be addressed further within a Local Plan ‘Issues and Options’ consultation to be undertaken during 2017 with the exception of unsupported aspects, namely: facilitating new or improved Public/Town Council facilities and building a new hotel on the edge of the recreation ground; building any development on the recreation ground; and the proposals to build 3000 houses, or any large development, on the pieces of strongly performing Green Belt and Grade 2 agricultural land at the back of Archer Way which separates the communities of Hextable, Swanley Village and Swanley; the undertaking of further studies be supported, to assess in more detail the following specific aspects: - a development brief focussed on Swanley; - a full and comprehensive transport strategy plan to properly highlight how road infrastructure could be improved in the area to reduce congestion; - more detailed feasibility work related to the main elements of infrastructure; and - a financial assessment to refine the scale of development required to achieve a ‘critical mass’. Master Vision outcomes