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Boosting the economic performance of Thames Gateway: key points - London, UK

Introduction

Key messages of common purpose illustrating the UK government’s and the Thames Gateway Strategic Partnership’s ambitions for the Gateway.

Description

The Thames Gateway is a gateway to London and, through its ports and rail links, a gateway to Europe. It is a great location, has considerable developable land, significant natural assets and thriving local communities. However the economic performance of the Gateway lags behind that of London and the Greater South East. This document summarises the key points of the interim plan for the Thames Gateway.

The aim is to build on the opportunities the Gateway offers through taking advantage of:

economic opportunity in key locations (Canary Wharf, Ebbsfleet Valley, the Olympic site/Stratford City and the Gateway ports cluster) and town centres
housing opportunity to accommodate the region’s growing workforce and improve conditions for current residents
environmental opportunity through the creation of the Thames Gateway Parklands and new approaches to addressing climate change and flood risk
community opportunity through investment in education and training, better quality public services and support for inclusive communities.

Contact info

Communities and Local Government
Phone: +44 20 7944 4400
contactus@communities.gsi.gov.uk

Publication date

01/11/2006

Links

Deaprtment for Communities and Local Government

Thames Gateway interim plan: key points (PDF, Eng, 1.1 MB)

Document type

policy

Themes

Urban Policy > Urban environment

Keywords

Urban renewal