Maidstone East: A Collaborative Project
- 1. November 2016 Maidstone East Development: A Collaborative Project Simon Dodd - GEN² / Kent County Council & John Foster - Maidstone Borough Council
- 2. M20 (4 mins) M2 (7 mins) Via A229
- 4. MBC’s 5 year Town Centre Investment Plan
- 5. MBC Draft Local Plan: Policy RMX1 (2) Maidstone East and former Royal Mail Sorting Office, Sandling Road, Maidstone Allocated for development for up to 10,000m2 comparison and convenience retail and approximately 210 dwellings
- 6. Why intervene and collaborate? • Opportunity driven to facilitate wide reaching quality place making • Emerging Planning Policy for a Strategic Gateway location • Previous market failures • KCC neighbouring landholdings & operational requirements • OPE synergies
- 7. Collaboration Benefits? • Sharing risk and reward • Complimentary skills and experience • Synergy with other government agendas • Wider town centre regeneration plans • Major stakeholder engagement to deliver a shared ambitious vision
- 8. Partnership • Agreement to share pre-acquisitions costs • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting out long and short term objectives • Project team formation • Joint appointment of external advisors • Supporting Economic Business Case • Feasibility & Development Appraisals
- 9. Governance • KCC/MBC Collaboration Agreement • Detailed Business Plan including preferred short term holding strategy • Formation of KCC/MBC Strategic Board • Financial protocols • Project team delegations
- 10. Governance Strategic Board Work stream Finance Work stream Holding Strategy Work stream Master planning Project Team
- 11. KCC/MBC Maidstone East Project
- 12. Masterplanning • Early Stakeholder engagement/consultation throughout • Appointment of lead consultant and wider multi- disciplinary team • Extensive site investigations • Market intelligence (occupier/investor demand) • Value engineering through design • De-risking to enable private sector delivery
- 14. Q & A