A consultation has opened on plans for 200 homes on agricultural fields at Cliffsend.
Land promotion business Richborough says it is preparing an outline planning application for the properties, aimed at families, with 60 earmarked as ‘affordable’ homes.
The 8.24ha site is on land off Cottington Road. A public right of way (PRoW) which runs through the site will be retained for walking and cycling.
The development will consist of properties ranging from one-bed to four-bed. Access will be at Cottington Road opposite St Augustine’s Cross.
Richborough says a proposed community orchard and play space will be enclosed by retained vegetation, and natural and semi-natural green space.
Proposals include a buffer area with no development to avoid noise from the railway and Richborough says it will preserve the view and setting of the Grade II Listed St. Augustine’s Cross.
A consultation website claims there will be highways improvements along Cottington Road and “a multifunctional green space that includes play areas for all ages, orchards, parks, gardens, and sustainable urban drainage systems, while enhancing biodiversity.”
The Richborough website says of the location: “Currently, the Site is identified within the provisional mapping as Grade 1 BMV agricultural land. This is not uncommon for the area as virtually all land surrounding Cliffsend, Ramsgate, Broadstairs and Margate is also shown as Provisional Grade 1.
“Upon detailed surveys of surrounding land, most Provisional Grade 1 land has been shown to be Grade 2 and 3a, and the closest known data to the Site is the Thanet Parkway Station, which was classified as Grade 2.”
A planning application will be submitted “in the coming months,”
The consultation is open until Monday 30th September.
Give your views at: https://www.cottingtonroad.co.uk/
