Proposed Submission: Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy

Centre, along with those areas within 500 metres walking distance ofGravesend Railway Station and Ebbsfleet Station, before out of centrelocations will be considered. Ebbsfleet Station is supported as a sequentiallypreferable location after Gravesend Town Centre to reflect its sub-regionalimportance as an office location with a public transport hub.5.1.27 Proposals for new office development which lie outside the TownCentre and are not identified elsewhere in this Core Strategy, which exceed2,500 sq.m floorspace, will be subject to such an impact assessment in linewith national policy.Skills5.1.28 For local residents to take advantage of employment opportunities thatarise, it is important that they are equipped with the necessary skills.Conversely, it is important that economic growth is not constrained by the lackof a suitably skilled labour force. Recent investment in educational facilities inGravesham provide a foundation for the delivery of skills training and it isanticipated that further planned investment will result in the upgrading of anumber of other school premises. Therefore, the Council will continue tosupport the upgrading of educational and training facilities and will seek thedelivery of training initiatives through agreement with the developers of keysites (see Infrastructure Delivery Schedule in Appendix 4).Policy CS07: Economy, Employment and Skills5.1.29 In conjunction with the private sector and its regenerationpartners, the Council will seek to secure the delivery of a minimum 4,600new full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs in B class employment over the CoreStrategy period focusing on the provision of new employmentdevelopment as follows:• a major new B1 / office employment centre as part of a widermixed use sustainable development of Ebbsfleet;118