45 homes and care home at Land On The North East Side Of Deal Road, Sandwich

What was proposed

The outline scheme sought up to 45 market and affordable homes, a 66-bed care home, access, roads, parking, open space and landscaping.

“25/00665 – Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except access) for up to 45 market and affordable dwellings and up to 66-bed care home, with provision of main vehicular access to Deal Road; emergency, cycle and pedestrian access to Dover Road; estate roads; parking; residential and community open space and landscaping.”

Officer report

The site and its setting

The 3.43-hectare agricultural site lies between Deal Road, Dover Road, the school and sports centre, with a drain, hedgerows and nearby heritage assets.

“The application site relates to land to a plot of agricultural land of approximately 3.43ha on the north-east side of Deal Road, Sandwich (shown in Figure 1). The land is generally flat and is bounded by Sandwich Sports Centre and Sandwich Technology School to the south and the residential dwellings of Dover Road to the northwest (including 66 Dover Road, Residents car park (Alexander Mews, 68 Dover Road), 70, 76, 78, 80, 82 Dover Road and Stone Cross Farmhouse), and…”

“The site is allocated for development under Policy SAP21 of the Local Plan and lies within Sandwich neighbourhood area (albeit there is no neighbourhood plan adopted) and is approximately 65m north of the boundary of Worth Neighbourhood Area (which is subject to a neighbourhood plan).”

Officer report

What was said at committee

The Principal Planner explained the outline proposal, care-home details, highway advice, pumping stations and proposed controls in response to members’ questions.

What members discussed

Members questioned the unspecified care home’s effect on vehicle trips and the adequacy and adoption of the proposed wastewater pumping stations.

“In response to Councillor H M Williams, the Principal Planner advised that as an outline application there were currently no details of the care home, and these would come forward at the reserved matters stage. Councillor J L Pout commented that, whilst he appreciated it was an outline application, the nature of the care home was important as it would affect vehicle trip data.”

“Councillor M J Nee voiced concerns about wastewater and queried whether the proposed pumping stations would be adequate and adopted. The Principal Planner confirmed that new pumping stations were shown on the indicative plans. Southern Water and other consultees had advised on the standards required and an informative would be included on the decision notice if permission was granted.”

Minutes

The committee’s decision

The committee approved the outline application subject to a legal agreement securing contributions, affordable housing, biodiversity monitoring, the sports-pitch land and other requirements.

“RESOLVED: (a) That, subject to the completion of a Section 106 legal agreement to secure the required contributions, Biodiversity Net Gain monitoring, affordable housing, transfer of land for a sports pitch, provision of trees, and the receipt of a Community Infrastructure Levy-compliant request for a contribution for strategic highway improvements, Application No DOV/25/00665 be APPROVED in outline subject to the following conditions:”

“(x) Habitat management and monitoring plan;”

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