1. Managing housing growth along the A14 Martin Hammond Kettering Borough Council 28 February 2013

2. Context North Northamptonshire a growth area - homes, jobs and infrastructure – a development agency (NNDC) and a Joint Planning Unit (JPU) Economically buoyant area –Business rates growth –New company formation –Historically high rate of housing growth North Northamptonshire Core Spatial Strategy –Four SUEs of 4000-6000 homes each –Significant development in three growth towns but also in five or six smaller settlements A14 goes through the middle, and is a European route – the E24

4. Kettering SUE of 5500 homes in East Kettering Outstanding permissions in the Borough 8000+ homes Two recent, two planned and two proposed new employment sites around the edge of town. A14 congested and prone to breaking – FTA say it is the road most in need of investment in the UK after the M25.

5. 1.5,500 New Homes at East Kettering 2.300,000 sqm of new business space 3.A 60MW Low Carbon Energy Park East Kettering Proposals

6. KT Kettering Town Centre EK East Kettering Sustainable Urban Extension (approved) BP Business Park EP Energy Park Junctions 7-9: Widening required Junction 10/10a: Infrastructure needed 10 Unlocking Places and Delivering Responsible Growth, The Projects 7 9 10 KT EK BP EP 10a 7 8

7. The Impact of the A14 on Kettering IRELAND BELGIUM E24 KETTERING

8. 1 st Problem The HA & DfT not signed up to the growth agenda As CSS developed the A14 became a showstopper for growth HA routinely started using their powers of direction

9. 1 st Solution CLG brought on board to engage DfT. County Council led technical work A14 study commissioned jointly for DfT and CLG to inform Core Spatial Strategy NNDC chaired a task group which kept everyone’s nose to the wheel. HA alongside the JPU at the Examination in Public

10. 2 nd Problem A solution no-one could afford Back to the start How to make life hard Agreement Election Two steps back

11. Poised for Delivery

12. East Kettering SUE – A junction too far? SUE and the need for a new junction The hidden policy and the public outcry Cobbled solutions Friends for a time

13. KT Kettering Town Centre EK East Kettering Sustainable Urban Extension (approved) BP Business Park EP Energy Park Junctions 7-9: Widening required Junction 10/10a: Infrastructure needed 10 Unlocking Places and Delivering Responsible Growth, The Projects 7 9 10 KT EK BP EP 10a 7 8

14. Finding the solution Developer had to find solution by end March 2013, before development starts Six options to arrive at the preferred solution.

15. Finding the solution Developer had to find solution by end March 2013, before development starts Six options to arrive at the preferred solution. J10 J10 A

16. Finding the solution Developer had to find solution by end March 2013, before development starts Six options to arrive at the preferred solution. Unhappiness by businesses Ministerial approval required Conditions discharged, ministerial approval granted December. Honorariums all round! J10 J10 A

17. KT Kettering Town Centre EK East Kettering SUE Approval given in April 2010 42,000 sqm of employment space, creating 3,000 jobs Widespread community engagement and local support BP Business Park 250,000 sqm of employment space, creating 7,000 jobs Local developer has good track record in delivery of business parks EP Energy Park Community Scale low carbon energy Phase 1 to produce 50MW Potential replicability across other sites Junctions 7-9: Widening already announced Junction 10a and Weekly/Warkton relief road: Infrastructure needed 10a Unlocking Places and Delivering Responsible Growth, 7 10 KT EK BP EP 10a 7 8 35 Acres of Business Consented + Funding promised by the LEPS 5,500 Homes Consented + Funding promised by the LEPS 90 Acres of Business In planning 1100 Acres of Green Energy Partially consented 9 high-efficiency wind turbines approved. Pre-planning on future phases £120,000,000 Public Investment in the widening of the A14 between junctions 7 and 9. £15,000,000 Private sector investment in East Kettering £165,000,000 Private sector investment by General Electric 9