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ForewordAs a Sandgate resident, Chairman of the Parish Council and Leader of Shepway District Council I amdelighted to fully endorse this, the first Village Design Statement in Shepway.Bringing communities together in today’s world has never been more difficult. The Sandgate communityhas worked hard following the outcomes of the Sandgate Parish Plan to prepare this Design Statement andto set down key design principles for their parish in one comprehensive document. The Sandgate DesignStatement represents the wishes of a community passionate about the protection of its built heritage and itsoutstanding natural setting of wooded hillsides and long coastline, but at the same time eager to enhanceits environment in challenging economic times.For a small parish, Sandgate’s history is particularly rich and varied, while periods of land instabilityover many centuries have also shaped the character and appearance of many parts of the parish. ThisDesign Statement outlines such historical and topographical background in brief and provides guidancefor householders, planners, developers and other statutory bodies as they consider future development inthe Parish of Sandgate. It complies with the Shepway District Core Strategy and has been adopted as aSupplementary Planning Document to it. As such it forms a material consideration in the determination ofall planning applications in the parish of Sandgate.I hope it will help make Sandgate a better place and that you find it both interesting and useful.Councillor Robert Bliss,Leader of Shepway District CouncilChairman Sandgate Parish CouncilFront cover: Sandgate Beach at Coastguard Cottages, looking WestRear Cover: Perfect Rainbow, Sandgate Beach looking EastOpposite page: Sandgate Seafront, Granville Parade, on the annual Regatta daySANDGATE DESIGN STATEMENT 20133