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area and gaps between houses are important to itssetting. Any infill or development proposals shouldreflect the rhythm of existing plot sizes and thevolumes of houses”.The contribution of the Sandgate Escarpments tothe environmental quality and identity of this localityis recognized by the Local Planning Authorityand has been designated as a Local LandscapeArea where Saved Policy CO5 requires thatProposals should protect or enhance the landscapecharacter and functioning of Local LandscapeAreas. The District Planning Authority will not permitdevelopment proposals that are inconsistent withthis objective. In addition the District Council hasdesignated an area north west of Encombe as aProposed Local Nature Reserve in order to reaffirmthat the principle function of this parcel of Councilowned land is for the quiet enjoyment of nature andto provide an opportunity to draw in externalfunding to help with the management of this partof the escarpment.Enbrook Park is situated in the centre of the Parishand is owned by Saga Group Ltd which permitspublic access. The Park covers 11 hectaresalong the Enbrook Stream with a network offootpaths wending their way through the maturewoodland, informal parkland and cultivated areasthat surrounds Saga’s large modern headquartersbuilding and leisure pavilion. Wildlife is protectedand interpretive panels guide walkers here.The importance of the natural environmentand wooded escarpments in the character andappearance of the parish is reflected in the numbersand distribution of Tree Preservation Orders (seeoverleaf). A general TPO was enacted in 1973 thatgave protection to trees in six areas of Sandgate.This was further extended in 2011 to the entireeastern Escarpment area. The Parish Council willconsider the suggestion of a Tree ManagementScheme with advice from Shepway’s arboriculturalofficer to ensure that the longevity of the woodlandis actively preserved and enhanced.In addition to the extensive informal coastal andwooded areas, Sandgate Parish has four importantareas of more formal open space. The NationalPlanning Policy Framework (2012) recognises theimportance of open spaces and states that existingopen space, sports and recreational buildingsand their adjoining land, including playing fields,should not be built on except under exceptionalcircumstances. In 2012 the Sandgate ParishCouncil agreed to a 40 year lease of the MilitaryRoad Recreation Ground, Military Green, the WarMemorial, and Wilberforce Green. This has ensuredthat these areas are given greater protection andalready the recreation ground has had a petanquepitch built and funding has been secured for a multiusegames area facility. This initiative will put theseinvaluable pieces of land under the control of theParish Council which will be working to ensure thata consistent programme of usage is maintainedand encouraged.SDS 9Protection of the woodedescarpmentsThe low density of development on thewooded escarpments of the parish isa significant contributor to the overallcharacter and appearance of Sandgateand the visual amenity of the wider area.Development proposals that would result inthe intensification of development, the lossof existing well-established vegetation orharm to the special environmental quality ofthese wooded hillsides should be rejected.In addition, the existing mature woodedskyline of the Shorncliffe and Radnor Cliffescarpments is a particularly distinct andwell-established landscape characteristicand should be preserved and enhancedwith additional appropriate plantingwhere possible to protect the positive anddistinctive contribution that the woodedskyline makes to the environmentalcharacter and appearance of Sandgate.The community supports the currentdesignation of woodland at Encombe as aProposed Local Nature Reserve and willwork with the Local Planning Authority andNatural England to progress its declarationas a LNR and the implementation of amanagement plan to ensure enhancedopportunities for public use and enjoyment.44 SANDGATE DESIGN STATEMENT 2013
FERNE WFOLKESTONEWESTBRAMBLEY CRESCENTMartelloTower 9TEMERAIRETPO 11/2012ALEXANDER CO RNICHELO WER CORNICHEHEIGHTSWEST ROADOldRedoubtHOSPITAL HILLH ELENA CORNICHETPO 07/2010NORTH ROAD B2063Shorncliffe CampTPO 14/201232MartelloTower 7A259 SANDGATE ESPLANADEKeyMartelloTower 8U P•1. BREWERS HILL•2. PARADE ROAD•3. GRANVILLE ROAD•4. LACHLAN WAYPTPO 12/2010E R CORNICHETHE CORNICHETPO 12/2012CASTLE BAYSUNNYSIDE ROADW ELPLINGTONLACE•1PROWESTLAWNGDNSMAINTENANCE GANGWAYSPECTRDTREE PRESERVATION ORDERSFOOTPATHSNATIONAL CYCLE ROUTE 2NORMILITARY ROADTH CLTPO 08/2002ENCOMBEHILLSIDEA259ROSS WAYB2063RecreationGroundTPO 02/1964Martello MartelloTower Tower 6ENBROOKROADMILITARY ROADWILBERFORCE RDOXENDEN ROADCOLLINGWOODT ER ROADVALLE Y ROADCHICHESREDMILL CLVINCENT CLTHE CRESCENTRISEUNDERCLIFFSANDGATE HIGH STREETFRE MANTLE ROADFENNER CLDIGBY RDMEADOWBROOKME ADOWBROOKBYBROOK WAYBYBROOK FIELDCHALCROFT RDGRAENBROOK ROA DTPO 03/1978NORTH LB2063NDARGOUGH RD•2N VILLE PARADEHYTHEROMNEY AVENUELEY CLOSEST PAULʼS W AY•3WALMER WAYPROPOSED NATURE RESERVE AREA SANDGATE DESIGN STATEMENT 201345CLSOUTHERNWOOD RISEHIGHLAND CLSANDWICH CLTPO 23/1998SagaSagaEVERSLEY WAYMartelloTower 5TPO 07/1975•4A259CASTLE RDSchTPO 02/2010 SchVLISTER W AYVC OLINGE LANETHE ACE RSST. STEPHE NS WAYTPO 20/2002TPO 01/1985IC ARAGE ROADICARAGE RDRADNORSANDGATE HILLC LI F FTPO 16/2010C R E SCENTRIVIERA RDRADNOR CLIFFTPO 04/2009Tree Preservation Orders, public footpaths andcycle routes around Sandgate
Page 1: SANDGATEDesign Statement 2013DRAFT
Page 4 and 5: Contents1. Introduction 52. Aims of
Page 6 and 7: Planning Policy ContextSDS 2“To b
Page 8 and 9: Development of SandgateSandgate is
Page 10 and 11: Sandgate has a very rich and varied
Page 12 and 13: Sandgate Conservation AreasMap KeyA
Page 14 and 15: Sandgate West Conservation Areawith
Page 16 and 17: Character AreasSandgate is a divers
Page 18 and 19: Coolinge LaneCharacter AreaIncludin
Page 20 and 21: The CornichesCharacter AreaIncludin
Page 22 and 23: Enbrook ValleyCharacter AreaIncludi
Page 24 and 25: The EscarpmentCharacter AreaINCLUDI
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Page 30 and 31: Radnor CliffCharacter AreaINCLUDING
Page 32 and 33: Sandgate HillandMilitary RoadINCLUD
Page 34: SeafrontCharacter AreaINCLUDINGGran
Page 37 and 38: Key DesignCharacteristicsFinal imag
Page 39 and 40: Shorncliffe Garrison, Folkestone, S
Page 41 and 42: SDS 8Development inareas of increas
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Page 48 and 49: Top left: Buses turn dangerously at
Page 50 and 51: Sandgate Design PrinciplesSDS 1Comp
Page 52 and 53: SDS 9Protection of the wooded escar
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