Kingston Futures Presentation
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Transcript of Kingston Futures Presentation
• The objective is to embrace growth in a way that preserves the attractiveness of the borough
• To create a clean fresh borough for existing and new residents to enjoy
• The alternative to growth is decline
• If we are not continuously moving forward and renewing both as a place and an organisation we are going backwards
What Growth in Kingston (Borough) Looks Like 2014-2016
Approved residential and Hotel Accommodation
• 2,798 homes
• 229 affordable housing units
(+£5,552,500.00 in lieu)
• 1,219 non-conventional rooms (student accommodation etc)
• 435 new C1 rooms (hotels and serviced apartments)
Approved Commercial and other non-residential Uses
• 4,177m2 Shops (A1 retail)
• 2217m2 Town centre office uses
• 4,300m2 Restaurants (A3)
• 5,086m2 Offices (B1) = 2,346 jobs
• 22,977m2 Schools, health centres
• 8,220m2 Assembly and leisure
Kingston University: The Town House
Development Pipeline: Key Sites
Berkeley West London: Kingston gas
holders site
Cambridge Road Housing Zone Bid
21 January 2016 - Housing Zone Bid submitted
10 March 2016 - London Mayor announces 11 new Housing Zones
Comprising 11 sites delivering 1,700 homes (existing 820 homes)
Kingston allocated £45m by GLA
Catalyst for transformational change
Driver for regeneration
First new homes 217/18
Commencing 2018/19
The story so far
• Stage 1 Development Brief for North Kingston approved
• Eden Quarter Development Brief Adopted
• Inward investment & marketing initiative underway – new website & Conference
• Tolworth Area Plan underway
• Mini Holland implementation underway (top three cycle projects in London 2016)
• Ancient Market completed
• The Old Post Office Site granted planning permission
• Eden Walk resolution to Grant
• Riverside Walk - £30m development. Five restaurants phase 1
• New Hotel in Tolworth
• Tolworth Tower scheme resolved to grant
• X4 new student schemes now under construction across the Borough
• Kingston University Town House expansion approved
• New secondary school North Kingston underway
• New 2FE primary school in Norbiton
• Expansion of Tolworth Girls School
• Redevelopment of Tolworth Hospital
• New 4* Hotel in Kingston
Kingston Direction of Travel
Kingston Direction of Travel
Immediate Future Priorities
• Cattle Market and Ashdown Road Feasibility Studies
• Station Quarter Development Brief
• North Kingston Development Brief – Canbury Car park
• Kingston Futures Stakeholder Group – re-launch
• ‘The Exchange’ business Hub
• Eden Walk Shopping Centre
• Crossrail 2
• Estate Regeneration at CRE
• Go Cycle Programme
• Investors Conference in 2017
• Riverside Strategy & other public realm
• Local Plan
• Refresh the Kingston Futures Vision and Strategy