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Delivering national growth, locally Strategic Economic Plan, 2015/16 – 2020/21 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - Annexes | THAMES VALLEY BERKSHIRE SEP – IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - Annexes Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 3 2. Infrastructure Programme ............................................................................................... 5 Unlocking Housing Development ................................................................................................................. 5 2.1 Newbury – Kings Road Link Road ..................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Bracknell - Warfield Link Road .......................................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Newbury - London Road Industrial Estate (LRIE)............................................................................... 18 2.4 Wokingham - Distributor Roads ...................................................................................................................... 24 2.5 Newbury Sandleford Park ................................................................................................................................... 32 Enhancing Urban Connectivity .................................................................................................................... 40 2.6 Reading - Green Park Railway Station ....................................................................................................... 40 2.7 Bracknell - Coral Reef Roundabout .............................................................................................................. 48 2.8 Slough – Rapid Transit Phase 1...................................................................................................................... 56 2.9 Sustainable Transport and Minor Schemes Package ...................................................................... 62 2.10 Slough - A332 Improvements ................................................................................................................... 70 2.11 Reading - South Reading MRT Phase 1 .............................................................................................. 76 2.12 Reading - South Reading MRT Phase 2 .............................................................................................. 84 2.13 Reading - Eastern Reading Park and Ride ......................................................................................... 92 2.14 Reading - East Reading Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) .................................................................... 99 2.15 Bracknell – Martins Heron Roundabout ........................................................................................... 109 | THAMES VALLEY BERKSHIRE SEP – IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - Annexes 2.16 Maidenhead - Station Access .................................................................................................................. 116 2.17 Slough - A355 Route .................................................................................................................................... 123 Encouraging Vibrant Town Centres ..................................................................................................... 129 2.18 Reading - Kenavon Drive decontamination of former Gas Works ................................. 129 3. Enterprise, Innovation and Business Growth Programme ................. 134 Business Growth Hub ...................................................................................................................................... 134 3.1 Thames Valley Berkshire Business Growth Hub .............................................................................. 134 3.2 Network of Networks ......................................................................................................................................... 153 4. Skills, Education and Employment Programme .......................................... 159 4.1 Solutions Labs: A collaborative STEM project from Berkshire Further Education Colleges ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 159 5. International Programme .......................................................................................... 176 5.1 Promotion and International Positioning ............................................................................................. 176 5.2 Visitor Economy ..................................................................................................................................................... 185 | THAMES VALLEY BERKSHIRE SEP – IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - Annexes 1. Introduction 1.1 This document presents the individual project-level synopses that underpin our Implementation Plan. 1.2 These have been prepared by partners and stakeholders and are “living” documents. Inevitably therefore they vary in terms of style and “polish”, but they present our collective “workings”. 1.3 We are including here only our synopses for projects which are making a call for funding from the 2015/16 LGF. Our IP contains other projects too – and we have similar levels of detail for those. They are available on request. 1.4 Our synopses are organised by Programme: Infrastructure Programme Unlocking Housing Development Newbury - Kings Road Link Road Bracknell - Warfield Link Road Newbury – London Road Industrial Estate (LRIE) Wokingham – Distributor Roads Newbury – Sandleford Park Enhancing Urban Connectivity Reading - Green Park Railway Station Bracknell - Coral Reef Roundabout Slough – Rapid Transit Phase 1 Sustainable Transport and Minor Schemes Package Slough - A332 improvements Reading - South Reading MRT Phase 1 Reading - South Reading MRT Phase 2 Reading - Eastern Reading Park and Ride Reading - East Reading MRT Bracknell - Martins Heron Roundabout | THAMES VALLEY BERKSHIRE SEP – IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - Annexes Maidenhead - Station Access Slough - A355 Route Encouraging Vibrant Town Centres Reading - Kenavon Drive decontamination of former Gas Works Enterprise, Innovation and Business Growth Programme Thames Valley Berkshire Business Growth Hub Network of Networks Skills, Education and Employment Programme Solutions Labs International Programme Promotion and International Positioning Visitor Economy | THAMES VALLEY BERKSHIRE SEP – IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - Annexes 2. Infrastructure Programme Unlocking Housing Development 2.1 Newbury – Kings Road Link Road 2.1.1 Lead organisation: West Berkshire Council 2.1.2 Contact details: (name, email, telephone numbers) Jenny Graham, [email protected], 01635 519623 Bryan Lyttle, [email protected], 01635 519638 2.1.3 Brief description of the project and the main activities within it: The project is a link road between the strategic road network and i) an area of housing delivery and ii) a large employment area. It supports the delivery of the Racecourse SDL, one of two major housing sites in Newbury and unlocks land for a highly sustainable housing development. 2.1.4 Location of the project: Sterling Industrial Estate, Kings Road, Central Newbury Local Authority: West Berkshire Parliamentary Constituency: Newbury Postcode: RG14 5RQ Rationale for the project and strategic fit 2.1.5 How will the project contribute to the delivery of Thames Valley Berkshire’s Strategic Economic Plan (SEP)? This project is one of several transport-related initiatives which are being proposed in order to tackle issues relating to the delivery of identified major housing sites. It is local in scale and focus, and it is important in terms of specific housing developments. It also provides | THAMES VALLEY BERKSHIRE SEP – IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - Annexes significantly improved access to Newbury’s largest industrial estate helping to support the businesses located there. 2.1.6 How does the project fit within the Programmes and Packages outlined in the SEP? This project is part of the Infrastructure Programme and within that Unlocking Housing Development. It also links with Enhancing Urban Connectivity and Encouraging Vibrant Town Centres. This project received Programme Entry Status in the prioritisation exercise conducted by the Berkshire Local Transport Body in July 2013. 2.1.7 What is the rationale for the project? The Newbury Racecourse Strategic Development Location (SDL) is a major housing site: the intention is that it should accommodate 1,500 dwellings. Nearby, the substantial industrial area (Hambridge Road and Lane) currently providing 5,000 jobs will, over time, be in need of re- investment. The scheme also directly unlocks land for the delivery of an additional 167 dwellings. Access from the A339 to the Hambridge Road employment area via Mill Lane and Kings Road is unsuitable even for current traffic volumes. Mill Lane is subject to a 7.5t weight restriction, thus requiring HGVs from the town centre and the south to take a longer, often congested, route of 2.7km via the A339/Robin Hood gyratory/A4 London Road to access the Hambridge Road Industrial Area. The rationale therefore is to put in place a link road that will (a) support the proposed housing developments and (b) improve the attractiveness of a significant employment site. 2.1.8 What market failures will it address? What is the evidence? Development values