The Future of Coastal Communities
George KiefferVice ChairSouth East Local Enterprise Partnership
The Future of Coastal Communities
The South East Local Enterprise PartnershipLargest non-metropolitan LEP in England
• Population – 3.9 million• Working population – 1.6 million• 156,000 business• GDP - £66 billion• Long coastline• Significant Ports – Dover, Harwich, London Gateway, Thamesport, Sheerness, Newhaven• Airports – London Stansted, London Southend, Manston• Coastal Towns: Harwich, Clacton, Maldon, Southend, Gravesend, Chatham, Herne Bay, Margate, Broadstairs, Ramsgate, Deal, Dover, Folkestone, Hastings, Bexhill, Eastbourne• 3 county councils, 3 unitary authorities, 29 districts & boroughs
GLOBAL GATEWAY TO THE UK
Jaywick – past & present
Future ???
The economic dimension of the Ports
Felixstowe – 24.4 mt cargo container trade – 3 million TEU
Dover – 13.1 m passengers, 24.9 mt cargo self-propelled ro-ro
Medway – 11.8 mt cargo – 4.4 mt liquid bulk
Harwich – 2.9 mt carg – 1.1 mt self-propelled ro-ro
Dover – 60% of UK short sea pax
Felixstowe – 41% of UK container trade
Opportunities
Harwich Windport
Dungeness Power Station
Blackpool Shale Oil Extraction
Our Natural, Heritage & Cultural Assets
University of EssexSouthend Campus
University of BrightonHastings Campus
Sussex Coast College & 6th Form