TCPA Seminar
           19th March 2012


      Planning for Growth


           Will Cousins
Deputy Chairman David Lock Associates
Best practice in master planning urban extensions and
new settlements

What are the measures of success?
     scale,
     quality of place
     economic vitality
     and speed of delivery

Creating the conditions for success
      strategic thinking, planning and doing
      awareness and understanding
      connectivity and movement
      governance
      engaging with the context
      innovation
Best practice in master planning urban extensions and
new settlements



The Social City Region

The New Settlement

The Urban Extension
Best practice in master planning urban extensions and
new settlements



The 3 P’s

Patron

Promoter

Partner
THE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PLAN

                              •   ODPM (now CLG) Growth

The Four Major Growth Areas       Area Funding (including
                                  Thames Gateway) of £1.2Bn
                                  between 2003 and 2008
                              •   £200m Community
                                  Infrastructure Fund transport
                                  schemes
                              •   10 new local delivery vehicles
                                  in newer growth areas
                              •   Thames Gateway Strategy -
                                  £6Bn commitment across
                                  Government
                              •   With Thames Gateway
                                  200,000 additional units to
                                  2016
“There are in reality not only, as is so constantly
assumed, two alternatives – town life and country life
– but a third alternative, in which all the advantages of
the most energetic and active town life, with all the
beauty and delight of the country, maybe secured in
perfect combination.”




                      ‘To-Morrow! A Peaceful Path to Real Reform’ (1898)
Milton Keynes New City 1968

Goals of the Plan : the guiding principles for the
development of Milton Keynes

Opportunity and freedom of choice

Easy movement and access

Balance and variety

The creation of an attractive city

Public awareness

Efficient and imaginative use of resources
Energy Park Conceived 1983
Kent Thames-side 1992
Ebbsfleet Planning app 1995
EBBSFLEET: MODAL SPLIT

  STATION
                Public Transport 13%
                          Taxi 3%
                          Slow Modes
                          Walk & Cycle
                          7%
Car 77%



  EBBSFLEET DEVELOPMENT

                          Public Transport
Car 37%                   48%




 Slow Modes
 Walk & Cycle 15%
Northstowe 1999
Private Sector Promoter

The Cambridge Garden City

The Innovation Market Town

2007 Prime Minister’s first
Announcement for an
EcoTown

“no matter how much a
thing is planned the
result is always a surprise”
Joel Garreau
Edge City: Life on the New Frontier (1991)
– An Integrated Process of Masterplanning
- A Strategic Approach
MKSM
Sustainable Communities Plan
2003
A Holistic Regeneration & Expansion of Corby
A Collaborative Design Process
Kingswood Estate Regeneration
A Holistic Regeneration & Expansion of Corby
A Gateway to the Town and a Bridge to the Country
A Strategic Master Plan Endorsed by CABE
Zone 1 Design Code – The Blueprint of the Development
Corby Business Academy – The Education Flagship
Town Park –
A Natural England Exemplary Green Space Project
Corby Enterprise Centre –
A Hub of Corby’s New Business Development
Best practice in master planning urban extensions and
new settlements

In conclusion
If we know what the correct conditions are, where are the
next generation of :

Patron

Promoter

Partner ?

Will Cousins Presentation Tcpa 19th March

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    TCPA Seminar 19th March 2012 Planning for Growth Will Cousins Deputy Chairman David Lock Associates
  • 2.
    Best practice inmaster planning urban extensions and new settlements What are the measures of success? scale, quality of place economic vitality and speed of delivery Creating the conditions for success strategic thinking, planning and doing awareness and understanding connectivity and movement governance engaging with the context innovation
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    Best practice inmaster planning urban extensions and new settlements The Social City Region The New Settlement The Urban Extension
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    Best practice inmaster planning urban extensions and new settlements The 3 P’s Patron Promoter Partner
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    THE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIESPLAN • ODPM (now CLG) Growth The Four Major Growth Areas Area Funding (including Thames Gateway) of £1.2Bn between 2003 and 2008 • £200m Community Infrastructure Fund transport schemes • 10 new local delivery vehicles in newer growth areas • Thames Gateway Strategy - £6Bn commitment across Government • With Thames Gateway 200,000 additional units to 2016
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    “There are inreality not only, as is so constantly assumed, two alternatives – town life and country life – but a third alternative, in which all the advantages of the most energetic and active town life, with all the beauty and delight of the country, maybe secured in perfect combination.” ‘To-Morrow! A Peaceful Path to Real Reform’ (1898)
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    Milton Keynes NewCity 1968 Goals of the Plan : the guiding principles for the development of Milton Keynes Opportunity and freedom of choice Easy movement and access Balance and variety The creation of an attractive city Public awareness Efficient and imaginative use of resources
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    EBBSFLEET: MODAL SPLIT STATION Public Transport 13% Taxi 3% Slow Modes Walk & Cycle 7% Car 77% EBBSFLEET DEVELOPMENT Public Transport Car 37% 48% Slow Modes Walk & Cycle 15%
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    Northstowe 1999 Private SectorPromoter The Cambridge Garden City The Innovation Market Town 2007 Prime Minister’s first Announcement for an EcoTown “no matter how much a thing is planned the result is always a surprise” Joel Garreau Edge City: Life on the New Frontier (1991)
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    – An IntegratedProcess of Masterplanning
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    - A StrategicApproach MKSM Sustainable Communities Plan 2003
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    A Holistic Regeneration& Expansion of Corby
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    A Holistic Regeneration& Expansion of Corby
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    A Gateway tothe Town and a Bridge to the Country
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    A Strategic MasterPlan Endorsed by CABE
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    Zone 1 DesignCode – The Blueprint of the Development
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    Corby Business Academy– The Education Flagship
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    Town Park – ANatural England Exemplary Green Space Project
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    Corby Enterprise Centre– A Hub of Corby’s New Business Development
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    Best practice inmaster planning urban extensions and new settlements In conclusion If we know what the correct conditions are, where are the next generation of : Patron Promoter Partner ?