Proposed Submission: Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy

cycle and road link between the Springhead Quarter Key Site andEbbsfleet Station access road.4.7.26 The Council will support the creation of an enhanced transporthub at Ebbsfleet Station (in the Dartford Borough Council area)providing high quality interchange facilities between bus, rail, walkingand cycling and the provision of high quality dedicated pedestrian andcycle links between Ebbsfleet and Northfleet stations.4.7.27 Provision will be made for replacement car parking to serveEbbsfleet Station if any is displaced by development.4.7.28 The layout of development and mix of uses will have regard torailway noise from HS1 and odour from Northfleet WastewaterTreatment Works. Employment or other buffer uses may be requiredbetween new residential development and this infrastructure to mitigatethe impact of noise and odour.4.7.29 A network of multi-functional, accessible greenspace will beprovided forming part of the wider Green Infrastructure network to meetthe needs of the resident and daytime population and to enhancebiodiversity. This will include the improvement and management of theEbbsfleet stream corridor.4.7.30 The Springhead Enterprise Park will be retained in employmentuse. The Council will support proposals which increase its employmentpotential and make it more responsive to the market.4.7.31 The Council will support proposals for Blue Lake that betterintegrate it with the Northfleet Rise Quarter Key Site, secureenvironmental improvements, increase its nature conservation valueand introduce more beneficial uses where these are compatible with theneed to maintain its water abstraction functions and public safety.107