The Street, Great Chart Design and Access Statement December 2016 VIEW LOOKING SOUTH VIEW LOOKING NORTH EAST Proposed Development at: REVISIONS Drawing: VIEW OF THE STREET FRONTAGE Rev A 18.11.16 Plot 3 garden detail revised. THE OLD GARAGE SITE Great Chart Plots No: 1-3 For Scale: NTS Date: November 2016 Jarvis Land LLP Title: Rev: A Milroy House, Sayers Lane, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6BW DRAWING NO: GC 2015/ 25 Design Team DESIGN AND ACCESS + HERITAGE PREPARED BY DEVELOPER FOR PLANNING Roy Rix IN CONSULTATION WITH West Waddy ADP The Malthouse 60 East St Helen Street Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 5EB t: 01235 523139 f: 01235 521662 e: [email protected] Design & Access Statement Project description Full Planning Application for residential development comprising erection of 5 two storey dwellings on land at The Old Garage Site, The Street, Great Chart Prepared and Checked by: Hannah Smart - Urban Design Associate © West Waddy ADP This document has been prepared in accordance with West Waddy ADP’s quality control procedures and should be treated as a draft unless it has been signed and approved. The document should not be used for any other purpose than that for which it has been prepared without the written authority of West Waddy ADP. If the document is used for another purpose without consent, then no responsibility or liability for the consequences arising for such action will be accepted by West Waddy ADP. Badgers Rise,Close, Aldington The Coach House Mews, Great Maytham Hall, Rolvenden Beechwood,Bradocke Place, St Michaels Shadoxhurst The Coach House Mews, Great Maytham Hall, Rolvenden Beechwood Place, near Caterham JarvisPlace FarmHomes Close, Interior 40 years ago- still the same residents Chilmington Green, Ashford - [ ] - Introduction & Team This application is for the development of 5 residential dwellings, on the former old garage site on The Street in Great Chart, Kent. The site is being promoted by JarvisIntroduction New Homes Ltd (South East). & team 1 The Jarvis family have unrivalled experience in individuallyThis application crafted is for the house development construction. of 15 residential Indeed, dwellings, the on what is familycurrently can a sheep trace grazed its building field in the heritage village of Shadoxhurst,in Kent back Kent. to 1649The application making isit beingone of submitted the oldest by Jarvis known and house-building Jarvis, a local award winning familieshousing developer. in the country. The Jarviscurrent family generation have unrivalled is experiencethe fifth in consecutive individually crafted and house pridesconstruction. itself Indeed, on developing the family can exemplary trace its building homes heritage that in Kent back to 1649 continuemaking it one the of family the oldest heritage. known house-building families in the country. The current generation is the fifth consecutive and prides itself on developing As members of the Guild of Master Craftsmen, exemplary homes that continue the family heritage. Jarvis Homes create prestigious, solid houses using traditionalAs members ofmethods, the Guild ofwhich Master produce Craftsmen, a Jarvis long Homes lasting, create prestigious, sustainablesolid houses using investment. traditional methods, which produces a long lasting, sustainable investment. We carry out on-going research with environmental consultantsWe carry out on-going to ensure research that our with houses environmental are installed consultants with to ensure that our thehouses latest are installeddesigns with for thean latestenergy designs efficient for an energyhouse efficient that is house that is at A conveyancing extract relating to a piece of land in Tenterden by John Jarvis in 1649. atthe the forefront forefront of sustainable of sustainable construction. construction. We also ensure We that also all of our sites work Below Chilmington Green, Village Green, artists impression ensurein harmony that with all the of naturalour sites surroundings. work in harmony with the natural surroundings. Jarvis Homes is NHBC registered. Jarvis New Homes Ltd (South East) is NHBC registered. An artist’s impression of the scheme Chilmington Green, Ashford FRONT ELEVATION 1 2 3 SIDE ELEVATION 3 - [ ] - Design & Access Statement MATERIALS PLOTS 1-3 Red multi stock brick. Orange / red tile hanging. Red / brown clay tile roof. PLOTS 4 -5 Red multi stock brick. Dark stained horizontal cladding. Grey / black slate roof. Proposed Development at: THE OLD GARAGE SITE Great Chart For Jarvis Land LLP Milroy House, Sayers Lane, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6BW FRONT ELEVATION 5 4 SIDE ELEVATION 4 Drawing: MATERIALS Plots No: 1-5 Scale: 1:100 REVISIONS 0 10 Date: November 2016 Rev A 14.11 Boarding extended Title: Rev: A DRAWING NO: GC 2015/ 26 Contents Introduction Architectural Strategy 1.1 General 9 3.1 Housing Arrangement and Overview 19 3.2 The approved scheme 20 1 3 3.2 The proposed scheme 22 Context Conclusion 2.1 Wider Context 11 4.1 Conclusion 25 2.2 Local Context 13 2 2.3 Heritage and Conservation 14 4 Introduction 1.1 General 1 The Street, Great Chart Introduction 1 1.1 General West Waddy ADP are delighted to be involved in the development of an exciting new residential scheme at The Street, Great Chart. The project has engaged our Urban Design services and skills in successfully submitting a Full Planning Application. The masterplan and architectural proposals within this document set out the vision and framework for the Great Chart development. The main objectives of the development are to ensure that the proposal: • provides high quality sustainable housing for the area; • creates a strong sense of place and a locally distinctive character; • forms a natural infill to the street scene, improving the existing appearance of this derelict site by providing fantastic vernacular high quality homes.; The site is located on a redundant garage site currently unoccupied and over grown, the site has been this way for some time and the streetscene and surrounding conservation area would hugely benefit from redevelopment of this brownfield land. NN Key 0m 25 50 75 100 Site Boundary Design & Access Statement - Introduction 9 Context 2.1 Wider Context 2.2 Local Context 2 The Street, Great Chart Context 2 2.1 Wider Context Great Chart is located in the centre of Kent, just a 15 minute drive from Ashford via the A20 and just over 30 Maidstone minutes to Maidstone. The M20 provides direct links to Folkestone and towards London. A20 The nearest mainline railway station to Great Chart is Charing Station with access to London Charing Cross and Dover. Ashford International Station is nearby and Wye is served directly by the High Speed line from London Great Chart 4 Miles 8 Miles St Pancras with links to Folkestone and Guildford. Pluckley 15 mins 30 mins The old and attractive village of Great Chart has A229 a long history and is referred to in many ancient Ashford documents. Bethersden Biddenden The village street is a conservation area and most M20 of the properties are Listed Buildings. The Parish of Great Chart was enlarged in 1987 to include the large St. Michaels Folkestone comprehensive development of Singleton and the Tenterden parish is now divided into two Wards – Great Chart with Singleton North and Singleton South. A2070 A259 Key Littlestone-On-Sea Ram Lane, Hothfield Minor roads A259 Dual carriageway Rye Motorways N Railway line - London/Guildford to Folkestone Charing Station Design & Access Statement - Context 11 The Street, Great Chart 2 Context Woodchurch Road looking West Four existing oak trees to site boundary Woodchurch Road looking East Woodchurch Road looking East 12 The Street, Great Chart Context 2 2.2 Local Context The application site, edged red on the plan to the right hand side, lies close to the cross roads to the south of the The Street, Great Chart. The site was formerly the site of a garage which has since been demolished and the site is now vacant, albeit that it predominately comprises concrete hardstanding and is over grown. The site lies within the designated Conservation Area and currently detracts from the character of the area and the residential amenity of adjoining dwellings, many of which are listed buildings. NN Key Ownership boundary 0m 25 50 75 100 Site boundary Design & Access Statement - Context 13 The Street, Great Chart 2 Context 2.3 Heritage and conservation The settlement of Great Chart dates back to Saxon times, within the Parish there are 92 Listed Buildings, many of which are located on ‘The Street’, the main road which runs through the village. The Great chart is largely an agricultural village, with the Site surrounding farms producing cereal crops for cattel and sheep. In the 19th centuary, there was a large growing trend for the production of hops and land being used for orchards, as is true for a large number of kent villages. This historic land use owes itself to the building vernacular today of a number of oast houses in the Parish. The parish was also noted for its abundance of the production of Oak for use in timber construction. Stone is a popular local vernaular building material from the various surrounding quarries and bricks and Conservation area, Great Chart tiles were produced at brickyards located at Godinton and Spicers Hill. The Great Chart Village Design Statement states that “there is little scope to damage the feel of The Street - it being such a hotchpotch already (which adds to its charm) - provided that any new buildings are not permitted to dominate the existing ones by virtue of their height, size or materials construction.” 14 The Street, Great Chart Context 2 Another clear charcter of The Street, aside from the range of materials, the varing eaves and roof lines and the combined vernacular styles of architecture, is the parking arrangements. There is very little off street or on plot parking which causes pressure on the street itself.