Proof of Evidence of Colin Knight: The Council of the City of Coventry (Coventry Station Warwick Road Car Park and Adjacent Land City Centre) Compulsory Purchase Order 2019 THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COVENTRY (COVENTRY STATION WARWICK ROAD CAR PARK AND ADJACENT LAND CITY CENTRE) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2019 PROOF OF EVIDENCE Colin Knight Director, Transportation and Highways Coventry City Council Submitted on behalf of the Acquiring Authority, Coventry City Council For the public local inquiry to be held on 10th September 2019 at 10:00am at the Council House, Earl Street, Coventry CV1 5RR 1 Proof of Evidence of Colin Knight: The Council of the City of Coventry (Coventry Station Warwick Road Car Park and Adjacent Land City Centre) Compulsory Purchase Order 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE....................................................................................... 4 1.1 Full name, title and professional qualifications / memberships .................................................... 4 1.2 Current position and brief explanation of responsibilities ............................................................. 4 1.3 Brief career details ........................................................................................................................ 4 1.4 Details of similar projects I have been actively involved in during my career .............................. 5 2. INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF EVIDENCE ........................................................................... 6 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Scope of Evidence ........................................................................................................................ 6 2.3 Structure of Evidence ................................................................................................................... 7 3. THE NEED FOR DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................... 8 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Background ................................................................................................................................... 9 3.3 Passenger Growth at Coventry Station ........................................................................................ 9 3.4 Shortcomings of existing station facilities and infrastructure ...................................................... 13 3.5 Encouraging modal shift ............................................................................................................. 18 3.6 Tackling Climate Change ........................................................................................................... 20 3.7 Supporting Development ............................................................................................................ 21 3.8 Retention of Services Post High Speed Rail 2 ........................................................................... 22 3.9 UK City of Culture 2021 .............................................................................................................. 23 3.10 Summary .................................................................................................................................... 24 4. DEVELOPMENT OF THE FULL SCHEME, CPO SCHEME AND COVENTRY STATION MASTERPLAN ........................................................................................................................... 25 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 25 4.2 Third Party Investment in Rail .................................................................................................... 25 4.3 NUCKLE Phase 1 ....................................................................................................................... 26 4.4 Coventry Rail Story ..................................................................................................................... 27 4.5 Coventry Station Masterplan ...................................................................................................... 29 4.6 Coventry Station Masterplan Design Option Development ........................................................ 30 4.7 Alternative Option ....................................................................................................................... 33 4.8 The Preferred Option .................................................................................................................. 34 4.9 Further Development of the Coventry Station Masterplan preferred option ............................... 36 4.10 Current status Coventry Station Masterplan, Full Scheme and CPO Scheme .......................... 39 4.11 Approvals and Funding ............................................................................................................... 40 4.12 Stakeholder Engagement ........................................................................................................... 40 4.13 Current status of Full Scheme and CPO Scheme ...................................................................... 41 5. LAND REQUIREMENTS OF THE SCHEME ............................................................................. 42 5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 42 5.2 Description of land requirements ................................................................................................ 42 5.3 Development of CPO Land Requirements ................................................................................. 44 6. BENEFITS OF THE SCHEME ................................................................................................... 47 6.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 47 6.2 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 48 6.3 Economic Benefits ...................................................................................................................... 49 6.4 Environmental Benefits ............................................................................................................... 59 6.5 Social Benefits ............................................................................................................................ 61 6.6 Benefits impact of non-delivery of CPO Scheme ....................................................................... 63 6.7 Summary .................................................................................................................................... 66 7. FUNDING INCLUDING IMPLEMENTATION COSTS ............................................................... 67 7.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 67 7.2 Project Costs .............................................................................................................................. 67 7.3 Project Funding ........................................................................................................................... 68 7.4 Current financial position ............................................................................................................ 70 7.5 Cost of Implementation of CPO Scheme.................................................................................... 70 8. IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................................................................... 72 8.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 72 8.2 Project Governance .................................................................................................................... 72 8.3 Procurement and Commissioning .............................................................................................. 73 2 Proof of Evidence of Colin Knight: The Council of the City of Coventry (Coventry Station Warwick Road Car Park and Adjacent Land City Centre) Compulsory Purchase Order 2019 8.4 Design ......................................................................................................................................... 74 8.5 Planning ...................................................................................................................................... 74 8.6 Construction Phasing.................................................................................................................. 75 8.7 Operation .................................................................................................................................... 76 8.8 Project Close and Evaluation ..................................................................................................... 77 9. COMPELLING CASE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST .................................................................. 78 9.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................