London Paramount Entertainment Resort

Workshops : Masterplanning & Infrastructure

February / March 2015

Workshop agenda

Presentations

Breakout workshop sessions

Feedback and outcomes for the masterplan

Workshop close

The London Paramount workshop team

London
Paramount

Bringing forward the London

Paramount plans

Farrells

Masterplanning

Buro Happold

Infrastructure consultants

PPS

Managing the consultation process

Key Project Milestones

Stage One & Stage Two

65

1,919

hours of
public events

4,330
people attended
public events

feedback forms
received

1,953
Likes on
Facebook

105,865
943
Followers
on Twitter

invitation letters
and emails issued

Autumn 2014 consultation feedback

Headline results

82% of respondents indicated they

approved of the emerging masterplan

63% of respondents approving of the

emerging transport proposals

75% of respondents stated that they

approve of the plans to protect the local
ecology and environment

Q. The first public viewing of the draft masterplan

what are your thoughts?

No answer

13/2%

No view

55/7%

Strongly Disapprove

The results also showed that the top

five attractions respondents are most
interested in visiting are:

The world class theme park (61%)

Restaurants and bars (51%)

Cinema and comedy venue (45%)

Theatre (44%)

Water park (41%)

33/4%

Disapprove

40/5%

Approve

374/48%

Strongly approve

271/34%
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400

Autumn 2014 consultation feedback

Headline results

Respondents felt the proposals would

result
in
improvements
to
infrastructure in the area

Respondents would like to see how

the effects of Entertainment Resort
on local infrastructure will be
addressed in the proposals

Defining the development boundary

Benefits and opportunities

Emerging illustrative masterplan

London Paramount Entertainment Resort

Public Consultation Stage 3

Proposed London Paramount Entertainment Resort

Purfleet
Grays

London Paramount
Leisure Core
Broadness
Marsh
Tilbury Town
Black Duck
Marsh

Dartford

Stone Cross

Greenhithe

Botany
Marsh

Swanscombe
Northfleet
Ebbsfleet
International

Bluewater

Eastern
Quarry

Bean

Southfleet

Gravesend

The Plan of Plans

Purfleet
Grays

London Paramount
Leisure Core
Broadness
Marsh
Tilbury Town
Black Duck
Marsh

Dartford

Stone Cross

Greenhithe

Botany
Marsh

Swanscombe
Northfleet
Ebbsfleet
International

Bluewater

Eastern
Quarry

Bean

Southfleet

Gravesend

1920 Historic Map

Ebbsfleet: Building on parklands to create identity and character...

Thames Path

Dartford
Marshes

Thames Gateway Green Grid

Broadness
Marsh
Botany
Marsh

Black Duck
Marsh

River Ebbsfleet

Dartford
Northern
Quarter

St Clements
Valley

Craylands
Gorge

Ebbsfleet
Nature
Reserve

Gravesend
Heritage
Quarter

Canal
Basin

Ebbsfleet: Building on the work of many hands...

Networks of existing places, not starting afresh

London Paramount
Leisure Core

Littlebrook
The Bridge

Swanscombe
Riverside
Stone
Lodge

Dartford
Northern
Quarter

Greenhithe
Riverside

Northfleet
Embankment
Ebbsfleet
Station

Stone
Hospital

Northfleet Rise
St James
Lane

Western
Cross

Springhead
Castle Hill

Population
Greenhithe: 4,700
Northfleet:
13,300
Gravesend:
66,000
Dartford:
97,600
Swanscombe:
6,300
Ebbsfleet:
38,600

Estimated Projected Population:

Heritage
Quarter

226,500 people

Gravesend
Canal Basin

Ebbsfleet: A constellation of places...

Integrating existing communities with new individual characters preserved but linked by landscape...

Northfleet

Population 13,300

Greenhithe

Population 4,700

Gravesend

Population 66,000

Dartford

Population 97,600

Bluewater

Swanscombe
Population 6,300

The evolution of Swanscombe

and the Peninsula...

The Masterplan

Broadness
Marsh

London
Paramount Leisure
Core
Botany
Marsh

Hotels

Black Duck
Marsh

Water Entrance
Park Square Hotels

Creative
Industry Hub Events
Space
West
Quarry

Parking
East
Quarry

Swanscombe
Heritage Park
Station
Square
Ebbsfleet Garden
Square

The dedicated resort road

Broadness
Marsh

London
Paramount Leisure
Core
Botany
Marsh

Hotels

Black Duck
Marsh

Water Entrance
Park Square Hotels

Creative
Industry Hub Events
Space
West
Quarry

Parking
East
Quarry

A dedicated resort road

Swanscombe
Heritage Park
Station
Square
Ebbsfleet Garden
Square

Junction
Improvement
Works

Arrival by Rail
High Speed One rail will bring visitors from London and Europe ...

Broadness
Marsh

London
Paramount Leisure
Core
Botany
Marsh

Hotels

Black Duck
Marsh

HS1 Service

Water Entrance
Park Square Hotels

Creative
Industry Hub Events
Space

To Abbey
Wood

West
Quarry

Parking

HS1 to Ebbsfleet International Station

East
Quarry

Swanscombe
Heritage Park
Station
Square

... Local Rail and Crossrail will add to this network of movement, along
with the exis8ng local rail lines

Ebbsfleet Garden
Square

Crossrail

Proposed Crossrail route from Abbey Wood

Arrival by Fastrack
...an enhanced Fast Track Bus network...

Broadness
Marsh

London
Paramount Leisure
Core
Botany
Marsh

Hotels

Black Duck
Marsh

Water Entrance
Park Square Hotels

Creative
Industry Hub Events
Space
West
Quarry

Parking
East
Quarry

Fastrack route C joins existing routes A & B

Swanscombe
Heritage Park
Station
Square
Ebbsfleet Garden
Square

Arrival by River

Broadness
Marsh

London
Paramount Leisure
Core

To
London

Botany
Marsh

Hotels

Black Duck
Marsh

Water Entrance
Park Square Hotels

Creative
Industry Hub Events
Space
West
Quarry

Parking

To Northfleet
and Gravesend

East
Quarry

Swanscombe
Heritage Park
Station
Square
Ebbsfleet Garden
Square

Thames Clipper Service

This allows for river connections north-south

The Public Realm

Public access to the waters edge again.

L O N D O N PA R A M O U N T
K E Y I N F R A S T R U C T U R E S T R AT E G I E S

11th March 2015

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The presentation sets out thinking

behind key elements of infrastructure
required for London Paramount.

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M A N AG I N G WAT E R
A S A R E S O U RC E

CO N S T R U C T I O N A N D
O P E R AT I O N A L WA S T E
M A N AG E M E N T
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F L O O D R I S K A N D T H E W AT E R E N V I R O N M E N T

Areas covered by the Water Team

Flood Risk;
Surface Water Drainage;
Water Resources and waste water;
Groundwater;
Water Quality; and
Navigation

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FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT

Flood Threat
High risk of flooding (which does not take in to account flood defences)
Existing site defended up to the 1:1000 year event
Tidal storm surge in the River Thames

Proposal
Raise defences by 1 metre to allow for
climate change over the 60 year project life

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S U R FA C E W AT E R D R A I N A G E

Agreement with the EA to discharge directly to

source (River Thames) with no flow limit
Storage will be required for the tide locked
condition
Design aim to maintain status quo where water
currently drains in to the wetland areas
Opportunity
Ecology - maintains or improves wetland habitats

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N AV I G AT I O N A N D S H I P P I N G

Current Situation
Existing jetty on west of peninsula is in poor
condition
PLA require microwave/radar links & sight lines to be
maintained and not obscured by development
massing
Opportunity
Refurbish jetty and the marina
Use river for construction/waste transport to and
from site reducing road traffic and carbon emissions
Extend Thames Clipper service to the site
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WA S T E M A N AG E M E N T

Areas covered by the waste team:

Waste policy and practice
Goods and waste logistics
Design input
Wider environmental impacts
Waste facilities capacity and capability
Construction / Operational waste management

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W A S T E S T R AT E G Y

Storage, collection, processing and treatment, and disposal

Early design input is crucial to identify appropriate and adequate space
Facilitate hygienic, efficient, safe and discreet waste collection
Collection and storage does not compromise visitor experience

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C O N S T R U C T I O N A N D O P E R AT I O N A L W A S T E M A N A G E M E N T

Opportunities in Construction

Use River Thames

design out waste
Modular construction can dismantle and re-use
Future-proofing and adopt circular economy principles
Work with Ground Engineering team to maximise re-use
of soil and building materials

Opportunities in Operation

Waste reduction initiatives can be adopted

Develop waste strategy in tandem with goods strategy
Waste facility on site servicing both the inner and outer cores
Minimise waste vehicle movement and use the River Thames

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Questions for consideration

How can we enable visitors to enjoy the Resort through

good design?
What measures can be put in place to minimise the
impact of the Resort on the local community?
How can the Resort be designed with sustainability in
mind including drainage, waste, and flood prevention
infrastructure, water resources, and utilities?