Shepway District Growth Options Study
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Town Planning Submitted to Submitted by Shepway District Council AECOM Aldgate Tower 2 Leman Street London E1 8FA EB 04.10 High Level Options Report Shepway District Growth Options Study December 2016 Final Report AECOM 1-1 Contents 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1-4 1.1 Project context .............................................................................................................................................................. 1-4 1.2 Project objectives and structure ................................................................................................................................... 1-5 2 Approach ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2-8 2.1 Summary of methodology............................................................................................................................................. 2-8 2.2 Key spatial planning principles ..................................................................................................................................... 2-9 3 Evidence base review ....................................................................................................................................................... 3-14 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 3-14 3.2 Character area-based approach ................................................................................................................................. 3-14 3.3 Evidence base by sub-area ........................................................................................................................................ 3-17 3.4 Environmental constraints .......................................................................................................................................... 3-17 3.5 Transport and accessibility ......................................................................................................................................... 3-24 3.6 Geo-environmental considerations ............................................................................................................................. 3-24 3.7 Infrastructure capacity and potential ........................................................................................................................... 3-26 3.8 Landscape and topography ........................................................................................................................................ 3-27 3.9 Heritage considerations .............................................................................................................................................. 3-27 3.10 Housing demand ........................................................................................................................................................ 3-29 3.11 Regeneration potential ............................................................................................................................................... 3-32 3.12 Economic development potential ................................................................................................................................ 3-34 3.13 Spatial opportunities and constraints .......................................................................................................................... 3-34 3.14 Traffic light assessment of criteria .............................................................................................................................. 3-34 3.15 Technical consultation ................................................................................................................................................ 3-37 3.16 Area 1 (Kent Downs) .................................................................................................................................................. 3-39 3.17 Area 2 (Folkestone and Surrounding Area) ................................................................................................................ 3-47 3.18 Area 3 (Hythe and Surrounding Area) ........................................................................................................................ 3-56 3.19 Area 4 (Sellindge and Surrounding Area) ................................................................................................................... 3-64 3.20 Area 5 (Romney Marsh and Walland Marsh) ............................................................................................................. 3-73 3.21 Area 6 (Lydd, New Romney and Dungeness) ............................................................................................................ 3-82 3.22 Evidence gaps ............................................................................................................................................................ 3-91 4 Stakeholder Workshop ..................................................................................................................................................... 4-92 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 4-92 4.2 Table exercise ............................................................................................................................................................ 4-92 4.3 Using workshop outputs ........................................................................................................................................... 4-101 5 Development of High Level Options ............................................................................................................................. 5-102 5.1 Bringing together the data ........................................................................................................................................ 5-102 5.2 Emerging results ...................................................................................................................................................... 5-102 5.3 High-level options for growth .................................................................................................................................... 5-109 5.4 Next steps ................................................................................................................................................................ 5-109 6 Technical Appendices .................................................................................................................................................... 6-110 6.1 Appendix A: Review of national and local planning policy ........................................................................................ 6-110 Appendix B: Review of relevant evidence base documents ........................................................................................... 6-122 December 2016 AECOM 1-2 Appendix C: Letter and pro-forma sent to national stakeholders ........................................................................................... 6-133 Appendix D: Response from national and sub-regional stakeholders ................................................................................... 6-136 Limitations AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited (“AECOM”) has prepared this Report for the sole use of Shepway District Council (“Client”) in accordance with the Agreement under which our services were performed. 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