Proposed Submission: Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy

4.4.30 The Swanscombe Peninsula East Riverside Industrial Area,Kimberly Clark Site and Imperial Business Estate will be retained inemployment use. The Council will support proposals which expand andsupport their operation.4.4.31 The Council will support the regeneration for residential andemployment uses of the Grove Road and Lower Ebbsfleet Area takinginto account the ground conditions and existing uses.4.4.32 Development of the Key Sites will lead to the provision ofapproximately 970 dwellings and 114,000 (NIA) sq.m employmentfloorspace providing around 2,269new jobs. Development on the KeySites will be in accordance with the principles set out below.Land East of Grove Road and Robins Creek Key Site (within sub-area1.3)4.4.33 This will provide a residentially led mixed use development withthe potential to create approximately 200 dwellings. Such developmentwill be expected to: improve and enhance Robin’s Creek and theEbbsfleet stream; improve greenspace; and reduce heavy commercialtraffic and parking on Grove Road.Old Northfleet Residential Extension Key Site (sub-area 1.4)4.4.34 This will provide a residential development of approximately 530dwellings, open space, an extension and improvements to the Hive localcentre and provision of community facilities.Northfleet Cement Works Regeneration Area Key Site (sub-area 1.5)4.4.35 This will provide an employment development of approximately39,000 (NIA) sq.m new employment floorspace comprising business,industrial, and storage and distribution facilities (use classes B1, B2 andB8) and a Bulk Aggregates Import Terminal providing around 1,330 newjobs. Such development will be required to satisfactorily relocateBevan’s War Memorial.66