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5.13 If the Gallions Point Marina / Newham College site proves not to be a viable proposition due to London City Airport safeguarding or other reasons then the proposals should be deleted from the Supplementary Planning Guidance and determined efforts made to allocate a suitable site. The starting point should be wharves that have had their safeguarding status removed. Wharves that are unsuitable for freight, for example due to poor road access, could nonetheless be very suitable for boatyard use. Policy 4.C.15 and paragraph 4.106 <strong>of</strong> the London Plan 2004 set out criteria for the redevelopment <strong>of</strong> wharves that are no longer viable for cargo handling. The criteria include the need to give priority to water transport support facilities. Other potential sites for a new boatyard for Thames based passenger boats, support vessels and river piers 5.14 The identification <strong>of</strong> a site for a new boatyard is beyond the scope <strong>of</strong> this study but some criteria can be set out to start the process. Site requirements: • direct access for vessels from the River Thames; • minimum site area 1 hectare; and • capability <strong>of</strong> creating dry docks or dry dock slipways that are up to 80 metres long x 15 metres wide. Locational requirements: • ideally down river <strong>of</strong> Westminster bridge; • not adjacent to existing or proposed residential development; • road access; • suitable site for erection <strong>of</strong> industrial buildings; and • does not conflict with nature conservation and other environmental interests. 5.15 It may be possible to identify a suitable site in one <strong>of</strong> the following locations. Potential locations: • Charlton riverside • North Woolwich / Silvertown • Barking Creek (east side) • Belvedere – Erith riverside • East <strong>of</strong> Erith town centre 5.16 There are a number <strong>of</strong> different types <strong>of</strong> sites that may prove suitable as shown in the following examples. Indicative types <strong>of</strong> sites: • wharves that are not safeguarded; • stopped up former dock entrances; • infrastructure sites such as land adjoining wastewater treatment works, waste sites and river crossings; and • industrial sites. <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boatyard</strong> <strong>Facilities</strong> on the River Thames Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd - April 2007 33
34 Example sites include land on or adjoining: • Beckton Sewage Works • Crossness Sewage Works • the proposed Belvedere incinerator • Littlebrook Power Station, Dartford • Long Reach Sewage Works, Dartford The link with marine industry skills training 5.17 A number <strong>of</strong> the respondents to this study have identified a shortage <strong>of</strong> workers with marine industry skills. A diverse range <strong>of</strong> skills is required including shipwright, welding, electrical and mechanical engineering, plumbing, carpentry and so forth. There is a potential for a new boatyard to be part <strong>of</strong> a broader regeneration initiative that includes training in marine industry skills. <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boatyard</strong> <strong>Facilities</strong> on the River Thames Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd - April 2007
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