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WYE3 PRESENTATION

WYE3 PRESENTATION. MARCH 24th 2011 WOLFSON LECTURE THEATRE IMPERIAL COLLEGE WYE. WHAT IS DPD AND WHAT IS WYE3?. Ashford Borough Council (ABC) produced a Development Planning Document (DPD) for Tenderden and Rural Sites including Wye

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WYE3 PRESENTATION

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  1. WYE3 PRESENTATION MARCH 24th 2011 WOLFSON LECTURE THEATRE IMPERIAL COLLEGE WYE

  2. WHAT IS DPD AND WHAT IS WYE3? • Ashford Borough Council (ABC) produced a Development Planning Document (DPD) for Tenderden and Rural Sites including Wye • The DPD defined what can and cannot be developed and built between now and 2021 • WYE3 defines the Imperial College London campus • Wye Campus North • The ADAS site • The Kempe Centre, glasshouses, Occupation Road, Withersdane Hopuse and grounds

  3. Document and WYE3 Development Plan Why is the outcome of the Development Plan Document good for the village? • House numbers capped • Infrastructure constraints recognized • Importance of AONB recognized • ABC state commitment to retain Village Identity

  4. Role of WYE3 Group • To monitor Savills’ marketing • To work with Savills and Imperial College to develop contacts • To offer ideas and support • To ensure that an effective marketing project is carried out as specified by the Development Plan Document examination

  5. The marketing exercise • Whole campus to be marketed- from ADAS to Withersdane, including the historic buildings • Lease for 99 years, if commercially acceptable • More than one tenant possible, not a buyer • Educational, research or related business usage

  6. Conditions and Timing • Savills, with Imperial, must produce an active and comprehensive marketing strategy-not simply place a few adverts • Marketing will be continuous for a period of at least six months and will only start when the strategy has been agreed by all three parties

  7. What sort of tenants are needed • Organisations that are…. • Long term • Sustainable • Financially viable • Open to cooperation with other parties and tenants

  8. Strengths and Weakness of Campus Site • Strengths • Historic Site • Location • Environment • Community • Weaknesses • Historic Site • Poor state of repair of some buildings • Energy inefficient design • Poor village infrastructure

  9. Current ideas “on the table” • Private university college, eg. PhoenixWyeCollege • Overseas teaching” centre - an outpost for a foreign university • Science and math teaching centre • A supermarket research centre for “Grow British

  10. Let’s hear some fresh ideas! • They must be… • Long term • Sustainable • Financially viable

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