11 dwellings at Land East Of Northbourne Road, Northbourne Road, Deal

“25/00736 – Erection of 11 dwellings with private amenity space, new access, car parking, landscaping, and other associated works and infrastructure – Land Between Trouvaille and Normary, Northbourne Road, Great Mongeham…”

“The application relates to a relatively flat plot of land measuring 0.9 hectares which is located on the southwest side of Northbourne Road, in Great Mongeham. The site is currently a mixture of grass and scrubland, bounded by trees on the northern, eastern, and southwestern boundary.”

“The site lies within Flood Zone 1 and is within a Ground Water Source Protection Zone 3. A PROW is located opposite the site PROW EE369A which runs in a southwest to northeast direction. There are no heritage assets on the site, however…”

“Lead Local Flood Authority – initially requested a design review in relation to the drainage strategy due to the ground conditions at the proposed invert level at the basin. The amended design addressed all concerns. No objections subject to conditions.”

“Heritage Team - The proposed development is considered to cause harm to the significance of the conservation area through the introduction of built form, eroding the relationship between the conservation area and its surrounding rural landscape. While the scheme has introduced various features to help mitigate this impact. Recommend an amendment to the roof style of Plots 5 and 6 from gable end to hipped to further reduce the harm.”

“Councillor Knight praised the layout and commented that he would prefer to see the affordable housing delivered on site. Councillor Nee expressed concerns about the affordable housing and the possibility now mentioned that it would not be delivered on site. The appeal of this site was that it would meet a local housing need, particularly for young people.”

“The Planning and Development Manager reassured Members that if there were any changes to the affordable housing provision, the application would come back to the Committee for determination. However, at this stage, there were no indications from the applicant that the affordable housing would not be delivered on site. Councillor Williams requested that the application should return to the Committee in the event that changes were made to affordable housing provision.”

“RESOLVED: (a) That, subject to the completion of a Section 106 legal agreement (to secure the required contributions) and the necessary archaeological matters being delegated to officers, Application No DOV/25/00736 be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:”

“(b) That powers be delegated to the Head of Planning and Development to settle any necessary planning conditions and obligations in line with the issues set out in the…”