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◆ Road capacity expansion, especially <strong>in</strong> South Essex <strong>and</strong><br />
North Kent<br />
◆ East London L<strong>in</strong>e extensions: completion 2009<br />
◆ Thamesl<strong>in</strong>k 2000: phased with possible completion by 2011<br />
◆ Silvertown Cross<strong>in</strong>g<br />
3.5 Four strategic transport projects will make <strong>the</strong> biggest impact on<br />
capacity <strong>and</strong> are <strong>the</strong>refore critical to its success. They are at<br />
different stages of development:<br />
◆ The Channel Tunnel Rail L<strong>in</strong>k (CTRL) with stations at Ebbsfleet<br />
<strong>and</strong> Stratford <strong>and</strong> use of CTRL for domestic services.<br />
◆ The Thames <strong>Gateway</strong> Bridge, which would provide a key<br />
cross-river l<strong>in</strong>k <strong>in</strong> outer London <strong>and</strong> has an enhanced level<br />
of commitment.<br />
◆ Crossrail, which is a well advanced proposal, which would<br />
provide an enormous impetus to transport <strong>and</strong> regeneration,<br />
both because of its capacity <strong>and</strong> its ability to provide l<strong>in</strong>ks<br />
between many parts of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Gateway</strong> <strong>and</strong> Central <strong>and</strong> West<br />
London, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Heathrow. Its overall case rests on its<br />
performance for a wider area, but <strong>the</strong> RPBs place particular<br />
importance on its potential to <strong>in</strong>crease development capacity<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Gateway</strong>.<br />
◆ A Lower Thames Cross<strong>in</strong>g could provide a fur<strong>the</strong>r stimulus to<br />
development, <strong>in</strong>crease freight movement capacity <strong>and</strong><br />
streng<strong>the</strong>n cross-river l<strong>in</strong>ks between Essex <strong>and</strong> Kent, however<br />
its transport <strong>and</strong> environmental impacts rema<strong>in</strong> to be assessed.<br />
4. Hous<strong>in</strong>g Capacity<br />
4.1 Before <strong>the</strong> publication of Creat<strong>in</strong>g Susta<strong>in</strong>able Communities,<br />
plann<strong>in</strong>g targets amounted to about 80,000 new homes <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Gateway</strong> by 2016. Its revised figure of at least 120,000 reflects<br />
<strong>the</strong> Government’s belief that more capacity can be achieved<br />
through a variety of policy, fund<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> delivery changes. The<br />
RPBs agree that a step change <strong>in</strong> delivery, accompanied by<br />
accelerated market performance, can be made. They believe <strong>the</strong>re<br />
is capacity for growth of at least 128,500 homes by 2016 if <strong>the</strong><br />
necessary <strong>in</strong>frastructure is put <strong>in</strong> place. This will require a major<br />
gear<strong>in</strong>g up of <strong>the</strong> development effort <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Gateway</strong>, supported<br />
by several factors that will comb<strong>in</strong>e to <strong>in</strong>crease capacity:<br />
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