The Future of Coastal Communities George Kieffer Vice Chair South East Local Enterprise Partnership

The Future of Coastal Communities The South East Local Enterprise Partnership Largest non-metropolitan LEP in England Population – 3.9 million Working population – 1.6 million 156,000 business GDP - £66 billion Long coastline Significant Ports – Dover, Harwich, London Gateway, Thamesport, Sheerness, Newhaven Airports – London Stansted, London Southend, Manston Coastal Towns: Harwich, Clacton, Maldon, Southend, Gravesend, Chatham, Herne Bay, Margate, Broadstairs, Ramsgate, Deal, Dover, Folkestone, Hastings, Bexhill, Eastbourne 3 county councils, 3 unitary authorities, 29 districts & boroughs GLOBAL GATEWAY TO THE UK

Jaywick – past & present Future ???

The economic dimension of the Ports Felixstowe – 24.4 mt cargo container trade – 3 million TEU Dover – 13.1 m passengers, 24.9 mt cargo self-propelled ro-ro Medway – 11.8 mt cargo – 4.4 mt liquid bulk Harwich – 2.9 mt carg – 1.1 mt self-propelled ro-ro Dover – 60% of UK short sea pax Felixstowe – 41% of UK container trade

Opportunities Harwich Windport Dungeness Power Station Blackpool Shale Oil Extraction

Our Natural, Heritage & Cultural Assets

University of Essex Southend Campus University of Brighton Hastings Campus Sussex Coast College & 6 th Form

Thank you George Kieffer Vice Chair – South East LEP Chairman – Haven Gateway Partnership