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Proposed Submission: Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy

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4.7.20 Development of the Key Sites will be in accordance with theprinciples set out below.4.7.21 The Springhead Quarter Key Site will provide a residentially ledmixed use development with the potential to create up to 672 dwellings(in addition to the 206 dwellings which were already built at 31 March2011), a minimum of 17,000 sq.m business employment floorspace (useclasses B1a, B1b and B1c) and up to 750 sq.m retail floorspace (useclass A1).4.7.22 The Northfleet Rise Quarter Key Site will provide an employmentled mixed use development with the potential to create up to 85,000sq.m business employment floorspace in a high density businessdistrict (use classes B1a, B1b and B1c), up to 186 dwellings, up to 2,060sq.m retail floorspace (use class A1); as well as leisure/entertainmentfloorspace (use class D2); and hotels and restaurants.4.7.23 Retailing will be provided to meet the needs of the resident anddaytime population and should safeguard the role of Gravesend towncentre as the primary retail centre.4.7.24 Facilities will be provided to support development of theSpringhead Quarter and Northfleet Rise Quarter Key Sites and will beaccessible to both existing and future communities. These will includethe provision of educational, health, social care, sports and communityfacilities, open space to meet a variety of needs and recycling and wastetransfer facilities. These will be provided in accordance with the phasingschedule set out in the Infrastructure Delivery Schedule.4.7.25 Development will be designed to be public transport oriented toencourage a high proportion of trips by sustainable means anddiscourage the need to travel by private car. This will be achieved by theprovision of frequent bus services and a high quality network of publiclyaccessible footpath and cycle links between the Springhead Quarter KeySite, Northfleet Rise Quarter Key Site and the Dartford Quarters of thedevelopment, Ebbsfleet Station and Northfleet. This will include theprovision of a bridge over the Ebbsfleet stream to provide a pedestrian,106

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