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Location
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Commentary
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Recommendation
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HO3-301
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Land
at Kilnwood
East
of Old Ham Lane Lenham
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Site
area approximately 9.8ha
Yield:
Not specified
The
site is located south of the railway-line and would not sit well with the
existing pattern and grain of development in the existing village to the
north. This site is different to the recent appeal decision on the site at
The Old Goods Yard as that has a better relationship to the village and its
facilities and was also partly previously developed land.
The
site is adjacent to a Local Wildlife Site and designated Ancient Woodland.
Access
to the site would be via a narrow road with poor horizontal alignment and
visibility and would need to use a narrow railway bridge that would be likely
to need substantial improvement to accommodate traffic likely to be generated
by the development.
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Do not allocate
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HO3-312
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Land
adj. Old Goods Yard Lenham
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Site area 1.4ha
Yield not specified
This site is located to the south of the
existing settlement boundary of Lenham and on a site south of the railway
line which has long provided a defensible boundary to the southward expansion
of the village.
The site relates poorly to the existing
pattern of built development of Lenham village.
Notwithstanding the fact that the site
adjoins a larger site which has gained permission in an appeal decision dated
2 October 2015, there is a primary difference, namely that this site is a
greenfield site.
It is considered that this key difference
and the fact that this site is slightly more remote from existing village
facilities than the adjoining land coupled with the site relating poorly to
the existing pattern of development in the village and that further
encroachment into the countryside will occur, are such that the site is not
suitable for development.
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Do not allocate
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HO3-313
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Land
adj. Detling Aerodrome Industrial Estate
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Site
area approximately 177.5ha
Residential:
40ha (approx. 1200 units)
Commercial:
24ha (in addition to existing industrial estate (13.5ha)
Country
park: 100ha
Park
and Ride Facility: 1000+ spaces
This
site was previously assessed as a proposed employment site. Despite the
additional information that has been submitted (including the LVIA and
highway technical note) as well as the offer of a 100ha Country Park and the
Park & Ride car park, there has been no change in the site’s status as
lying within the nationally designated protected landscape of the Kent Downs
AONB. The quantum of development proposed would result in unacceptable harm
to the landscape and be contrary to the advice in the NPPF.
Whilst
the site would comprise mixed residential and employment development,
nevertheless it is still in an unsustainable location with no community infrastructure
and residents and workers would be reliant on the private car to meet their
day-to-day needs.
The
Park & Ride Car Park whilst mooted as a replacement for the existing car
park at M20 Junction 7 is considered to be too far from the town and the
motorway junction to be likely to be effective in securing modal shift, due
to the length of the onward bus journey and the return.
The
site is considered unsuitable for the development proposed.
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Do not allocate
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HO3-314
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Land
at Bydews Place Tovil
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Two
parcels of land
Parcel
A (North of existing access road): 0.3ha Parcel B (South of existing access
road): 2.1ha
Yield:
Not specified
The
sites are well-related to the existing urban area and to existing and
proposed residential development and local infrastructure.
Appropriate
design and landscaping is required to preserve the boundary between the urban
area and the countryside beyond the site as well as the setting of both
Bydews Wood and the designated Heritage Assets at and adjacent to Byedews
Place. The existing hedgerow and important trees should also be retained and
the line of PROW KB14 maintained.
In
particular, the impact of any new development on the existing rural setting
of the approach to the listed buildings would be of particular importance.
The relationship of Parcel A to this access and any new development would
also be of concern.
It
is considered that it may be most appropriate to limit development to Parcel
B and leave Parcel A as open space to provide the setting to the group of
listed buildings and to enable a more appropriate relationship and treatment
of the existing access to Bydews Place to maintain its rural nature and form.
The
design of site access will be key. If an appropriate solution can be found it
should link to the roundabout access approved to serve the development
approved under application 10/0256
ACCEPT
YIELD
- 50 UNITS (To take account of the need to preserve the rural aspect of the
existing access to Bydews Place and existing trees and the PROW that crosses
the site.
Approximately
0.74ha of open space (to include the 0.3ha of parcel A) to be provided on
site
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Allocate site
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HO3-315
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Land
at Downsoak Stud,
West
Street Harrietsham
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Site
area: 1.28ha
Yield:
Up to 20 units
The
topography of this site does not lend itself towards a development that would
be easily integrated into the existing landscape character in this part of
the village.
Furthermore,
although the site is in a relatively sustainable location in terms of village
facilities, it lies outside the village boundary and development here would
further extend the built environment to the west, altering the character of
the approach to the village on this side of West Street, particularly through
the loss of a number of existing trees on the site.
Substantial
residential development on this side of West Street (as proposed) should not
extend further than the primary school.
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Do not allocate
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HO3-316
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Land
at Ledian Farm
Upper
Street Leeds
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Site
area: 3.06ha
Yield:
113 units (Class C2 Care village) or 60 units (Class C3 dwellings)
Leeds
is a village with very few community facilities apart from a village hall and
school. The last shop/post office closed a number of years ago and it is not
considered suitable for classification as a larger village.
A
purely Class C3 development (60 units proposed) in a village with so few
community facilities serving day-to-day needs would be unsustainable given
the likely need for reliance on the private car and poor pubic transport
options.
There
are two extant permissions for a mixed C3 and C2 development and a C2
development the latter of which would provide some facilities available for
public use. Given these it is not considered that the site should be
allocated due to the impact on the countryside
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Do not allocate
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HO3-317
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Land
West of Ledian Farm
Upper
Street Leeds
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Site
area: 1.4ha
Yield:
30 Units
Despite
the reduction in the proposed development area from the previous submission
(HO3-299), development of the site would still result in the significant
incursion of built development west of the Upper Street settlement into open
countryside.
Neither
nearby settlement of Leeds nor Langley has an adequate range of community
facilities. As a sole Class C3 residential development (30 units are
proposed) given the lack of community facilities in the village for basic
day-day needs and the likely reliance on the use of the private car, this is
an unsustainable settlement.
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Do not allocate
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HO3-318
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Land
North East of Forge Lane Bredhurst
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Site
area 0.18ha
Yield:
Not specified
Bredhurst
is a settlement with very limited facilities and no local convenience store
together with a poor bus service. It is not therefore within the preferred
hierarchy for allocation.
Given
the site’s location within the Kent Downs AONB and the site history which
includes residential development on adjacent land and a quashed enforcement
notice on the site itself any redevelopment of the site would best be pursued
through the application process rather than an allocation in the emerging
local plan.
Not
suitable for further development
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Do not allocate
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HO3-319
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Land
South of Tovil
(East
of B2010 Dean Street)
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Site
area:
9.25ha:
A new site for (outdoor sports facility (likely to be Maidstone Rugby Club)
together with new doctors’ surgery/community clinic
12.9ha:
Up to 452 dwellings
2.67
and 3.54ha: Strategic Landscaping Areas
Yield:
Up to 452 dwellings (see above)
The
site is well-related to the existing urban area and to existing/allocated
residential development.
The
site is relatively sustainably located being in close proximity to local
services/shops and infrastructure and on a local bus route with regular
services.
Careful
attention to appropriate design, landscaping and open space provision is
required to preserve the boundary between the urban area and the countryside
beyond and significant attention is required to respect the setting of Abbey
Gate Place and to a lesser extent, Bydews Place. Careful consideration of a
lighting scheme is required to ensure the impact on the countryside,
especially on long distance views from the AONB and the setting on the
surrounding designated Heritage assets, is properly considered.
The
existing internal and boundary hedging should be maintained with appropriate
buffer areas, especially along Stockett Lane with improved upgrading and
additional provision of PROW’s linking up with the site.
Mix
of uses proposed is considered acceptable and use of former landfill site for
rugby club provision would enable the openness of the site to the east to be
maintained, whilst meeting a recognised need for medical provision in the
locality. Emphasis should be on wide community use and not just rugby club
provision and attention should be paid to issues relating to the landfill.
Principle
access should only be from B2010 with emergency access from Stockett Lane and
this should be considered alongside the consented scheme under application
10/0256.
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Allocate site
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HO3-320
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Land
South of Warmlake Road Chart Sutton
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Site
area: 1.1ha
Yield:
20 units
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Sutton is a village with very few services.
Access
to services in adjoining villages is likely to be by means of the private car
given the poor bus service and the distances involved which would deter
walking. The village is not identified in the Council’s preferred spatial
development hierarchy as suitable for further development as a result.
Development
on this site would represent a significant visual expansion of built
development eastwards from the current limit of the village.
The
arbitrary boundary across the open field is not related to any existing
hedgerows /landscape features etc.
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Do not allocate
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HO3-321
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‘Nutbrow’
Land off Boyton Court Road Sutton Valence
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Site
area: 5.26ha
Yield:
150 units
The
site is in open countryside in a prominent location on the Greensand Ridge
scarp slope.
It
is not well related to the nearby settlement of Sutton Valence and is in an
unsustainable location with poor connection to local facilities and no
reasonable access to public transport.
Residential
development of any significant level on this site would be harmful to the
character and appearance of the area, let alone the 150 units envisaged in
the submission.
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Do not allocate
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