Appendix 1 Land Allocations Local Plan

Dover District Council
Land Allocations Local Plan Adopted 2015
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development brief should be agreed by all landowners within the allocation and drawn up
in consultation with the Parish Council (it also could form part of the Ash Neighbourhood
Development Plan).
3.272 There are a number of potential access options to the area of land to the rear of
71 Sandwich Road. The outcome of the public consultation, indicated that the preferred
access arrangements would be for the main access/accesses to be from Sandwich Road
with the emergency access from New Street. This is the Councils preferred option. Vehicle
access should not be from Cherry Garden Lane as this would have a detrimental impact on
the character of this road and the setting of the village.
3.273 An integral part of the proposed development will be to create a soft edge to Ash.
The design and height of buildings is an important consideration to avoid any detrimental
impact on the setting of the village or the wider landscape. The retention of many of the
existing hedgerows as well as other vegetation on the boundary line will be important to
reduce this impact.
3.274 The size of the site and its location on the edge of the village provides the opportunity
to offer a range of dwellings that would improve the housing offer in Ash. The starting point
for any proposal would be the mix identified in the SHMA but there is an opportunity to
provide larger, lower density, family dwellings along the frontage of Sandwich Road to ensure
the development reflects the loose rural character of this road. The opportunity exists to
create higher density smaller units within the central area of the site, similar to neighbouring
residential development.