Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Delivering sustainable growth in North Kent – opportunities and challenges for business Rob Bennett Chairman, Thames Gateway Kent Partnership North Kent B2B 2016 www.tgkp.org
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Going to cover: • News since last time: • our Enterprise Zone bid for North Kent approved • Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Commission announced • Key issues for business: • Infrastructure • Sites and premises • Support and advice • Education and skills • Are these the issues that concern you? We want your views. www.tgkp.org
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Thames Gateway Kent Partnership North Kent Innovation Zone • Multi-site Zone comprises three schemes: • Ebbsfleet Garden City (Lead: Ebbsfleet Development Corporation) • Kent Medical Campus (Lead: Maidstone BC) • Rochester Airport Technology Park (Lead: Medway Council) • Total 64 hectares • 230,000m 2 new development floorspace for start-ups and SME expansion • Building on existing specialisms – life-sciences, medtech, advanced manufacturing and engineering, digital technologies • Up to 9,900 jobs by 2025/26 • Strengthening the Kent Innovation Corridor
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Heart of the Kent Innovation Corridor
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Ebbsfleet Garden City Ebbsfleet Valley - Northfleet Rise Northfleet Riverside • 4.1 ha, 30,000m 2 • 22.4 ha, 54,000m 2 • Digital and creative industries, • Advanced manufacturing, digital environmental technologies, medical technologies and healthcare • Innovatory space / workshops • 2,500 jobs by 2025/26 • 2,400 jobs by 2025/26
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Rochester Airport • 21 hectares, >48,000m2 • Innovation ‘campus’ extending from Innovation Centre Medway • Advanced manufacturing and • 1,700 jobs by 2025/26 engineering, R&D and prototyping Re-configuration of the operational airport (LGF2 funded) M2 Junction 3
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Kent Medical Campus • 16 hectares, 98,000m2 rehabilitation centre, HE medical and healthcare training facilities • Adjacent to Kent Institute for • Links to Biogateway Network Medicine & Surgery • Medical and life-sciences, • 3,300 jobs by 2027 complementary medicine, neuro- M20 Junction 7
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership North Kent Innovation Zone (NKIZ) • Business benefits – business rate discounts worth up to £55,000 a year for 5 years • Enterprise Zone goes live from April 2017, but • First premises likely to be available late 2017 • 31 March 2022 – final date for businesses to occupy premises and secure incentives (but benefits run for up to five years from that date) www.tgkp.org
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Contacts If you want to explore further, or register an interest, please contact TGKP or one of the three areas: EZ Coordinator: Richard Longman - TGKP Richard.longman@thamesgateway-kent.org.uk Ebbsfleet: Jennifer Hunt – Ebbsfleet Development Corporation Jennifer.hunt@ebbsfleetdc.org.uk Rochester Airport: Richard Kidd – Medway Council Richard.kidd@medway.gov.uk Kent Medical Campus: Karen Franek – Maidstone District Council Karen.franek@maidstone.gov.uk
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Thames Estuary Growth Commission • Lord Heseltine to lead the Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Commission . • “The Commission will develop an ambitious vision and delivery plan for North Kent, South Essex and East London up to 2050. This will focus on supporting the development of high productivity clusters in specific locations. It will examine how the area can develop, attract and retain skilled workers. It will also look at how to make the most of opportunities from planned infrastructure such as the Lower Thames Crossing. It will report back at Autumn Statement 2017 with a clear and affordable delivery plan for achieving this vision.” www.tgkp.org
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Thames Estuary Growth Commission members • • Rt Hon Lord Heseltine Prof. Alice Gast • • Rt Hon Greg Clark MP Sir George Iacobescu • • Lord (Jim) O’Neill of Gatley Prof. Dr Uwe Krueger • • Lord (Andrew) Adonis Sir Stuart Lipton • • Sir Edward Lister Sadie Morgan • • Sir John Armitt Tony Pidgley • • Lord (Norman) Foster Nicola Shaw • • Rt Hon Mark Francois MP Geoffrey Spence www.tgkp.org
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Thames Estuary Growth Commission • Commission launch expected in mid-July • Scope and remit still to be announced – but will cover Canterbury and Thanet as well as North Kent • Will be opportunities to submit evidence/views • Commission to deliver its final report by Autumn 2017 • Huge opportunity to make the case for investment in Kent and wider Thames Gateway • Commission will want to hear business views - TGKP will publicise how to respond on our website www.tgkp.org
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Key issues for business - infrastructure • Key opportunities / investment decisions needed: • Lower Thames Crossing • Crossrail extension to Ebbsfleet and Gravesend • M2 junctions: • Bean/Ebbsfleet junctions to open up the Garden City • Junction 5 improvements to support growth in Swale • Need to continue to press Government for early decisions www.tgkp.org
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Highways England consultation on the Lower Thames Crossing This was their proposed solution – at Location C Government decision awaited www.tgkp.org
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership C2G: Extension of Crossrail to Gravesend www.tgkp.org
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Crossrail Extension to Gravesend (C2G): Realising the potential for growth in the Thames Gateway
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Key issues for business – sites & premises • Commercial space • Growth and investment being hindered by a shortage of premises of the right type, size and quality • Particularly for start ups and SMEs – high occupancy in existing business and innovation centres • Growing demand for smart and flexible space to meet changing working conditions – hot desking, meeting rooms, business clubs, networking • Enterprise Zone opportunities • As already mentioned, the North Kent Innovation Zone will offer incentives for businesses including business rate discounts of £55,000 per year for 5 years www.tgkp.org
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Key issues for business – support and advice • Ensure coherent and well-signposted business support offer – companies want simple / single point of access and clarity of offer • The Kent and Medway Growth Hub is now in its first ‘pilot’ year of operation, offering sign-posting and impartial advice • Local authority economic development teams have detailed local knowledge and expertise • Locate in Kent, inward investment agency, is able to offer expert advice and support for companies seeking premises • See TGKP website for contact details www.tgkp.org
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Key issues for business – education/business links • Businesses stress need to strengthen links with schools - explore ways of getting more companies involved and better / meaningful engagement (from both sides) • We have initiatives doing good work eg Young Chamber, the Medway and Kent Education Business Partnerships, Young Enterprise • But is there more we should do? • Also vital to strengthen links between businesses and our Universities • Universities and businesses are represented on the key partnership Boards – LEP, KMEP, TGKP etc • But again more to be done – eg currently working with the HE sector to ensure universities fully involved in implementation of the North Kent Innovation Zone www.tgkp.org
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Key issues for business – skills, qualifications and employability • Issues raised by business: • Work with national agencies to ensure programmes address North Kent priorities • Develop support to increase number and take-up of Apprenticeships and in-work training • Help secure employer-responsive skills training provision/courses • Work underway: • Kent and Medway Skills Commission has established Guilds to support skills and training needs of specific industry sectors • TGKP skills task group set up to identify action at the North Kent level that can add-value to what is being done at district, County and LEP level. www.tgkp.org
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership To be continued… • Long term venture • Huge opportunities, but investment still needed • Business feedback crucial – do you agree with these key issues? • What have we missed? • Let us know how we can help Visit TGKP at Stand 3 www.tgkp.org
Thames Gateway Kent Partnership Delivering sustainable growth in North Kent – opportunities and challenges for business Rob Bennett Chairman, Thames Gateway Kent Partnership North Kent B2B 2016 www.tgkp.org
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