Phase one
The detail
The proposed development is envisaged to come forward in three phases.
The first planning application will seek outline planning permission for the whole Site, and detailed planning permission for Phase 1. This will provide around 270 homes and deliver the access from Badsell Road.
Phases two and three will be delivered through subsequent Reserved Matters applications.
Design
Design that responds to local character
The appearance of the proposal has been driven by site analysis and an understanding of the architectural style of the surrounding area.
We have started to consider architectural style and character areas for the Phase 1 parcel.
Phase 1 has been split into two-character areas:
Gravelly Walk
This is the eastern gateway to the new neighbourhood and a direct extension to Paddock Wood to the west. A mix of red and buff bricks together with white weatherboard could form the material palette for this zone stitching into the existing urban fabric.
Boardwalk Views
A series of attenuation basins provide doorstep visual and recreational amenity whilst connecting board walks provide physical links to the open countryside beyond existing vegetation. Homes front on to the wetland areas and could incorporate a dark material palette resembling the local materials and representing connection with a woodland edge.
