Chief Officer Confirmation of Report Submission Cabinet Member Confirmation of Briefing Report for: Mayor Mayor and Cabinet May or and Cabinet (Contracts) Executive Director Information Part 1 Part 2 Key Decision Date of Meeting October 31 st 2007 Title of Report Matters referred by the Sustainable Development Select Committee – Rail Development Review Originator of Report Ext. At the time of submission for the Agenda, I confirm that the r eport has: Category Yes No Financial Comments from Exec Director for Resources Legal Comments from the Head of Law Crime & Disorder Implications Environmental Implications Equality Implications/Impact Assessment (as appropriate) Confirmed Adherence to Budget & Policy Framework Risk Assessment Comments (as appr opriate) N/A Reason for Urgency ( as appropriate) N/A Signed: ____________________________ Executive Member Date: ____________________________ Signed : ______________ ______________ Director/Head of Service Date ______________ ______________ Control Record by Committee Support Action Date Listed on Schedule of Business/Forward Plan (if appropriate) Draft Report Cleared at Agenda Planning Meeting (not delegated decisions) Submitted Report from CO Received by Committee Sup port Scheduled Date for Call -in (if appropriate) To be Referred to Full Council Mayor & Cabi net Report Title Proposed Response to the Sustainable Development Select Committee – Rail Development Review Key Decision No Item No. 9 Ward Borough -wide Contributors Executive Director for Regeneration ( Head of Transport ) Class Part 1 Date: 31 October 2007 1 Exclusion of Press and Public There is no need to exclude the press or public 2 Summary 2.1 This report informs the Mayor and Cabine t about progress on rail and tube developments in the borough, in the six months since the views/comments of the Sustainable Development Select Committee were reported. 2.2 It also sets out the main issues arising from the Government’s White Paper on Rail and Network Rail’s draft South London Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS), both published in July 2007, including a suggested response to Network Rail. 3. Purpose of the Report To inform the Mayor of the proposals to develop Lewisham’s rail services 4 Polic y Context 4.1 The London Plan The London Plan considers forecast for employment and population growth together with main locations which could be developed . Population is predicted to rise by 7.2% between 2006 and 2016 and employment by 11.2%. Most of the predicted development activity takes place in the south east. A number of opportunity areas or areas for intensification are listed , including London Bridge, Elephant and Castle, Deptford Creek/Greenwich riverside, and Lewisham/Catford/New Cross. The conclusion reached by the RUS is that the London Plan favours future public transport improvements which support the development of East London, growth in the Central Activities Zone, the development of opportunity areas and areas of intensification and be tter access to town centres and areas of regeneration. The plan supports schemes such as Crossrail 1 and 2 , Thameslink and the East London Line extension and implementing a high frequency London wide service on the national rail network 4.2 Tfl Transpor t 2025 4.2.1 In 2006 TfL published its Rail Strategy for London for the rail network up to 2025. The document pointed out the importance of rail in the London economy, that the population is predicted to grow by one million and jobs by 900000. 4.2.2 A number of detailed proposals were put forward by TfL including selective lengthening of Southern inner suburban trains from 8 car to 10 cars by 2013, selective lengthening of SouthEastern TOC’s inners services from 10 cars to 12 car by 2012, implem entation of East Londo n Line Phase 1 and Phase 2, Implementation of Crossrail, implementation of the Thameslink Programme, integration of services and connection s to provide an orbital route for London, and providing an all day frequency of at least fou r trains per hour on most routes. TfL have also produced a number of Route Corridor Plans to translate the high level vision of Rail 2025 into a more detailed evidence based plan for each corridor. The south London RCP identified a number of constraints o n the existing network including a mix of services( fast, slow and freight), routing of first capital connect services between East Grinstead and Blackfriars, mix of termini, platform lengths and capacity at main line termini, high number of flat junction s and bottlenecks such as at Lewisham and Norwood Junction. 4.2.3 To cope with predicted overcrowding the RCP proposes train lengthening from 10 to 12 cars on some South Eastern lines, an increase in peak hour services on the Hayes Branch from 4tph to 6t ph, an increase in services at Beckenham Hill and Ravensbourne, reconfiguring of rolling stock and train lengthening from 8 cars to 10 cars on the southern suburban routes via Sydenham , Norbury and Crystal Palace . In general service areas the RCP propose s increases in services from 2 to 4 between Bromley north and Grove Park, projecting the peak hour Bellingham to Blackfriars service to start at Orpington and continue all day, running 4 tph all day on the South London line , with trains running earlier in the morning and later in the evening .T hese would be in addition to any services operated by phase 2 of the East London extension. 4.3 Lewisham’s Unitary Development Plan/Local Development Framework Policies in Lewisham’s Unitary Development Plan conta ins a number of policies on transport that have been saved in the new Local Development Framework process. These polices include co -ordination of land use and development with transport and car parking, improvements to public transport, provision for cycli sts, pedestrians and people with disabilities. More detailed policies concern the location of large development, transport by rail, protecting and improving public transport and improving interchange at Lewisham, Catford and elsewhere. 4.4 Lewisham’s L ocal Implementation Plan Lewisham’s Local Implementation Plan includes the Mayor and Council Objectives of Clean , green and liveable and Strengthening the local economy. Under the latter is the objective to promote public transport. • LIP policy 4C.1 commi ts the Council to work with partners to deliver accessibility improvements to stations on he East London Line extension • LIP measure 4C.1 proposes further actions to improve safety and security around New Cross and New Cross Gate stations • LIP measures 4D. 1 and 4D.2 propose the Deptford Links, Lewisham Gateway proposals and legible Lewisham concept to improve access to the DLR • LIP policy 4D.1 commits the Council to working with TfL to explore the costs and benefits of a number of options for the Hayes Lin e. (Extension of the DLR to Catford has, unfortunately, been ruled out but the Council continues to engage with TfL on the possible extension of the Bakerloo Line to Lewisham thence down the Hayes Line. Such a project is, at best, 15 years away and as yet there are no conclusions.) • LIP Policy 4D.2 supports the principle of extending Tramlink to Crystal Palace. Public consultation on this has recently concluded • LIP Measure 4E. 1 commits the Council, subject to funding, to work with partners to improve the me tro services in South London Borough of Lewisham • LIP Measures/Programmes 4E. 2,3 and 4 refer to complementary measures to improve security around rail stations • LIP Measure 4E 3 commits Lewisham to promote Lewisham Gateway to improve access and the environm ent around Lewisham Station • LIP Programme 4E 5 proposes a programme, subject to funding, of cycle parking at stations • LIP Measure 4E. 4 proposes, subject to funding, major access improvements at stations and on routes to stations, especially Lewisham and D eptford • LIP Measure 4E. 5 proposes exploring funding to improve existing access across railway lines by bridge or subway for the disabled • LIP Measure 4E. 6 suggests possible extension of parking controls around stations 5. Recommendations The Mayor is asked to: - 5.1 Note the proposals in the Government’s Rail White Paper affecting the borough, namely: • The proposed acquisition of up to 1000 extra carriages to lengthen trains on the most crowded services around London • The authorisation for the Thameslink pr oject to proceed • The proposed investment of £150m in 150 stations out of the 500 busiest station. Network rail are now developing the programme 5.2 Note the proposals in Network Rail’s draft Route Utilisation Strategy affecting the borough, namely: • The propo sed lengthening of platforms on South Eastern stations where necessary to accommodate 12 car trains • The proposed lengthening of platforms on Southern stations where necessary to accommodate 10 car trains • The options for developing services on the Catford l oop being considered • The retention of current peak levels of service on the Hayes line • The proposed amendments to service patterns at Lewisham • The conclusions about peak service enhancement on the New Cross Gate – Sydenham section of line 5.3 Agree the respon se, as outlined in section 11 of this report for submission to Network Rail as this authority’s comments on the draft RUS 5.4 Note other developments on rail services including DLR three car upgrade, gating of stations, East London Line project, Access for Al l and development schemes around stations. 5.5 Note the forthcoming consultation by SouthEastern on their 2009 timetable plans. 5.6 Agree that this report