Proposed Submission: Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy

the provision of leisure uses and taking full advantage of its heritageand riverside setting.4.6.42 Development of the Heritage Quarter Key Site will provide a highquality, mixed use development of around 327 dwellings, 255 sq.m officefloorspace (B1a), and around 8,533 sq.m (NIA) of commercial floorspace(7,340 sq.m retail floorspace (primarily A1 comparison floorspace), up to1,591 sq.m food and drink floorspace (use classes A3, A4 and A5), andan hotel) which will provide around 473 new jobs. It will reconnect thetown centre with the River Thames, High Street and surrounding areasand reinforce Gravesend’s character as a riverside heritage town.Replacement public car parking and improvements to the open space atSt Andrews Gardens will be provided as well as a replacement StGeorges Church Hall.4.6.43 Within the Opportunity Area, the Council will:• Seek to improve pedestrian access between the town centre, theRiver Thames and surrounding areas and reduce the physicalbarriers created by the one-way system;• Manage traffic accessing and passing through the area throughits approach towards the provision and distribution of public carparks;• Support the provision of an integrated transport interchange atGarrick Street/Barrack Row;• Support and enhance retail, leisure, entertainment, cultural andtourism provision in accordance with the sequential approach;• Support the provision of new offices in accordance with thesequential approach, in particular where they have good accessto the proposed integrated transport interchange;• Support the provision of new residential development where asatisfactory living environment can be achieved;• Support the redevelopment of under-used sites where this makesmore efficient use of the sites and improves townscape character;and97