Ebbsfleet Garden City's first primary school, Cherry Orchard at Castle Hill, welcomed its first pupils on September 6

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Ebbsfleet Development Corporation will invest £30million in the provision of new electricity sub stations and connections in order to ensure the supply for up to 15,000 homes and a new city centre over the next 15 years, it was announced. It is the first time a public body has invested in this way to help unlock development and while the deal was vital to secure the continued growth in the Garden City which will see 5,100 homes completed by 2021, the money will be claimed back through an agreement reached with UK Power Networks when developers pay for the proportion of electricity they need. Full details here

Up to 100 Ebbsfleet Garden City residents are to have their fitness levels monitored in an innovative health technology project. Data from digital fitness monitors worn by volunteers will be analysed by the Healthy New Towns programme in Ebbsfleet Garden City. Full story here 

A stunning 3D model showing Ebbsfleet Garden City in its entirety is the centrepiece of a brand new visitor information centre. Based on the main concourse at Ebbsfleet International Station, the Information Centre is also home to a large interactive touch screen which people can navigate to find the latest details on developments in the Garden City. Details here

Taylor Wimpey has been given approval to build 138 lakeside  homes in Ebbsfleet Garden City. Ebbsfleet Development Corporation’s Planning Committee gave approval for the scheme in the first of three villages planned for Eastern Quarry.  Details here 

We react to the announcement of the preferred route for the Lower Thames Crossing here

The first tranche of homes to be released at a new-build scheme in Ebbsfleet Garden City were snapped up within just hours of being launched. Eager house hunters rushed to secure all 15 shared ownership units at the Castle View development, by Latimer.  Buyers will move into the homes, which are a mix of two and three-bedroom properties, from the summer. Full story here

EDC Outline Planning Consent Total: 10,694 EDC Detailed Planning Consent Total: 1,461 EDC Housing Completions Total: 521. Click here for full details

Highways England carries out a series of public information events on its A2 Bean and Ebbsfleet Junction improvement plan in January. In line with the Department for Transport’s ‘Road Investment Strategy for the 2015-2020 road period’, Highways England has committed to improving the Bean and Ebbfleet junctions situated on the A2. See the plans here  

A former cement works is to be transformed with up to 532 new homes in Ebbsfleet Garden City. The plans, approved at January's planning committee  will also include a new neighbourhood centre, 46,000 sq m of employment space creating up to 1,500 new jobs, food and drink outlets along the River Thames and a new riverside promenade in Northfleet. See the full details here

In the first few months of 2017 the EDC’s planning committee will consider plans for a further 1100 homes on two key riverfront sites at Northfleet and in the major area of Eastern Quarry, developers will submit a new master plan for over 4,500 new homes in two new villages to complement the development under way at Castle Hill. See the full story here

A major new commercial centre, improved public transport and seven city parks are just some of the exciting developments unveiled for Ebbsfleet Garden City by the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation. Click here for details

Barratt Homes announces buyers will have their first chance to buy apartments on a new development at Castle Hill in Ebbsfleet next month. Barratt Homes started construction work on the 112 homes in the spring and will begin selling them off-plan. A show apartment is expected to open this autumn, with the first buyers likely to move in early next year. To see the full story click here

Land Securities has sold more of its land at Ebbsfleet Garden City to house builder Taylor Wimpey. Taylor Wimpey has snapped up 539 residential plots at Castle Hill, joining Ward Homes and Persimmon, which in total are building 1,550 homes in this area of the Garden City, of which 375 are affordable. Henley Camland, a developer that is adding infrastructure to the project, has also purchased a large chunk of Eastern Quarry, which makes up one of three main ‘villages’ of Ebsfleet Garden City. See the story here  

The first primary school for the Garden City is given planning permission. The 420-pupil school – and a new community centre – will be built in Castle Hill, and will also provide 26 nursery places as well as 15 for special needs pupils. It will be complete in September 2017.

The announcement in the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Autumn Statement, sees North Kent Innovation Zone (NKIZ) become one of 26 new and extended Enterprise Zones across the country. The awarding of Enterprise Zone status follows a bid endorsed and submitted to Government on behalf of the partners, Ebbsfleet Development Corporation, Maidstone Borough Council, Medway Council and other stakeholders, by the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SE LEP) and Thames Gateway Kent Partnership. Northfleet Embankment, with its 22.37 hectares of land has been earmarked for 54,000m2 of commercial development for construction technologies and advanced manufacturing, including modular housing, alongside innovatory space and workshops. Nearby Ebbsfleet Valley North East offers 4.08 hectares for 30,000m2 of development focusing on accommodation for professional services, creative industries. Both sites are integral to the deliver of the garden city.  

The area around the Ebbsfleet International railway station has for a long time been identified by both national and local government as the location for a large scale mixed development. Ebbsfleet itself is part of a wider strategic site within the adopted Dartford Core Strategy (2011) which also includes the area known as Eastern Quarry and the Northfleet West Sub Station