‘EMPLOYMENT LAND IN CANTERBURY DISTRICT’ Adrian Verrall (Planning Policy Manager) Nick Churchill (Economic Development Officer) (C4B Associate’s Conference Presentation) 2 June 2009

Content of Presentation  Employment Land  Development Progress  The LDF  Opportunities from the Digital Infrastructure  Opportunities in the Environment Industries  Impact on Land and Property  How C4B can contribute

Employment Land Is there anything special about employment land? Where are the local employment sites? What is available? Little Barton Farm

Progress (1) Number of sites progressing through planning process -Lakesview Business Park, (industrial and offices) -Altira Business Park, Herne Bay (industrial and offices) -Business Innovation Centre, Canterbury -Estuary View, Whitstable (offices)

Progress (2) -Eddington Nursery / Links site, Herne Bay (offices and industrial) -Former BT site, Canterbury (offices) -Highland Court, Bekesbourne (industrial, warehousing) -Former Wyevale site (offices)

Role of Council Positively influence local economy through planning decisions Control inappropriate development Continue to defend existing sites Where appropriate use its own sites to promote development/stimulate market Encourage and facilitate delivery of private sector development sites Futures work – ‘knowledge’/’green’ economy

Local Development Framework (LDF) – what is it? New LDF replaces the old Local Plan Core Strategy sets the overall planning strategy, including employment land Council currently preparing Core Strategy for LDF Employment land a critical element of the Core Strategy

The LDF & Employment Land Employment land also a key priority for C4B Employment Land Study – market view Info on demand and supply of property / sites Future job projections Search for new employment sites Transport Study Consider demand/need of non-employment “industrial/office” uses (e.g. leisure, automotive sector needs)

LDF – Moving on from the Recession Where do we create new jobs in an upturn? Need to identify and plan for opportunities in emerging markets/sectors

Opportunities from new digital infrastructure? Next Generation Broadband Intelligent Transport Systems Smart Power Grids But needs £15 billion investment !

Next Generation Broadband Seamless transmission of data including two- way voice and video

Intelligent Transport Systems Technology to improve traffic flows (e.g. adaptive traffic signals, real time traffic information

Smart Power Grids Revolutionise national power grid

Environmental Industries (1) Env industries - One of Govt’s / SEEDA’s key sectors for growth

Environmental Industries (2) What are they? -water and wastewater treatment -environmental consultancy services -environmental monitoring and instrumentation -air pollution control -renewable energy, and -marine pollution control

Environmental Industries (3) 2009 Budget – commits investment in new technologies low carbon energy and advanced green manufacturing £405m for the development and deployment of low carbon technologies £60m new funding for carbon capture and storage technology, plus £30m

Environmental Industries (4) Industries strong in Scandinavia USA / South Korea, putting them at the heart of a future global low carbon economy In UK may go to Oxford & Cambridge What about Canterbury?

The Economic Opportunities All have short / long term economic benefits Could create 1 million jobs in 10 years Future productivity growth, competitiveness New micro-business opportunities for people with professional skills New business models for existing sectors such as retail Structure of local economy could change

Impact on Land and Property More complex requirements – but what will buildings of future look like? (low carbon!) Maximise use of innovation park Use residential and redundant buildings where unoccupied More flexibility needed - homeworking Think about new approaches to town centre development

How C4B Associates can contribute to LDF process C4B input - engage in process Council will send out needs survey - Respond to requests for information - Property/site needs over next 5 years - Potential new development locations Convey needs of non “industrial/ office” uses

Thank you for Listening!