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SDS 5Character AreasDevelopment should be appropriate to thescale, materials, ridge heights, boundarytreatments and detailing of its Character Area,with attention to ornamentation, doors anddoor canopies, windows, rooflines, massingand orientation. In particular the scale of newbuildings should be appropriate to the settingsuch that they do not overwhelm neighbouringproperties. A confused application ofarchitectural styles or historic imitationinappropriate to the built context of the site willnot be acceptable. Massing and orientationshould ensure that physical barriers closingviews to the sea or the wooded escarpmentsare not created.SDS 6Street Scene DetailingFor all applications in the Parish developersshould provide elevation drawingscomprehensively and accurately showingthe proposed development in relation toneighbouring buildings, its overall surroundingsand the street scene in order to ensure thatnew development reflects and enhances thebuilt character of the Character Area in whichit is located and respects the roofline andbuilding height of adjacent buildings.SDS 7Shorncliffe Garrison RedevelopmentThe Shorncliffe Garrison, so long an integral part of the character andhistory of the settlement of Sandgate, is allocated for redevelopmentin the Shepway District Core Strategy 2013. Any proposals comingforward for consideration as part of this allocation should take accountof the Sandgate Design Statement and its Design Principles. Inaddition, the community seeks the protection of both the matureplanting within and bordering the site which in part creates thedistinctive wooded skyline to Sandgate, and the existing low densityand open hill-top character which affords a permeability to the builtcharacter here, allowing for long views out to the Downs, SeabrookValley to the west and the sea to the south from this site.SDS 8Development in areas of increasedlandslip riskDevelopment of areas of known and potential land instability in theParish will only be permitted to commence if the Local Planning Authorityis satisfied that the site can be developed and used safely and that theworks will not add to the instability of the site or adjoining land and thatstabilisation measures required are environmentally acceptable.Development that is likely to make land elsewhere unstable will not bepermitted unless it can be demonstrated that the concern is unfoundedor environmentally acceptable remediation measures can to be carriedout. Applicants may be required to submit a soil stability report beforeapplications can be determined. Stabilisation works may invoke the needfor an Environmental Impact Assessment and will be secured by use ofplanning conditions or by legal agreement.SANDGATE DESIGN STATEMENT 201351