maidstone east: a collaborative project
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November 2016
Maidstone East Development: A Collaborative Project
Simon Dodd - GEN² / Kent County Council & John Foster - Maidstone Borough Council
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M20 (4 mins)M2 (7 mins)
Via A229
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MBC’s 5 year Town Centre
Investment Plan
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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 andconvenience retail and approximately 210 dwellings
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Governance
Strategic Board
Work streamFinance
Work streamHolding Strategy
Work streamMaster planning
Project Team
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KCC/MBC Maidstone East Project
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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
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Q & A