Public Webinar 29th September 2020 www.highstedpark.co.uk Introduction and Overview

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Ben Geering Brian Sutherland Paul Burley John Murdoch HEAD OF PLANNING MASTERPLANNER PLANNER LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT DELIVERY OF A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFORM SWALE FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS

Highsted Park is a proposal for a mixed- use development that incorporates significant infrastructure and air quality improvements for the residents and businesses of , Swale and the South-East.

Significant Creation of a wide Why are we promoting this development? infrastructure with air range of jobs for the quality betterment entire community • Swale Borough Council are obligated by Central Government, as part of Swale’s Local Plan, to deliver 1,050 new homes every year over the period 2022-2037

• Sittingbourne, and Sheppey, as the 3 core areas of Swale, each have a role to play in the delivery of new homes. Sittingbourne is the largest and primary town and should be the main focus for housing, employment, infrastructure and service provision

• With at least 10,000 new homes to be built by 2037 across the Borough, Highsted Park cannot, and is not, setting out to provide them all but can provide a significant proportion of Housing delivery against Supporting the them. This is alongside significant job creation. the backdrop of a transition to a low national housing crisis carbon economy • Sittingbourne and Swale has numerous longstanding issues that can be solved by the development of Highsted Park The very highly constrained land is affected by a number of different issues – including flood, ancient woodland, special conservation areas and areas of The very highly constrained land is affected by a number of different issues – scientific interestincluding flood, ancient woodland, special conservation areas and areas of scientific interest

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Borough Wide Constraints

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Completion of Northern Relief Road

Creation of Southern Relief Road

New J5a on the M2

Transport Infrastructure and Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) HERITAGE ASSET PLAN

Conservation Areas (CA) A. D. Tonge B. Tunstall E. - The Street C. Green F.

11 12 Listed Buildings Grade I Listed Building Grade II* Listed Building 1 km Heritage Plan Grade II Listed Building KEY ASSETS: TO BE ASSESSED WITH ROAD DELIVERY Non-Designated Heritage Asset

Group 1: Bredgar Group 11: Sittingbourne Church of St John the Eastern Fringe Baptist (Grade I) 7 x Grade II CHECK Chantry House (Grade II*) D ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS HERE Brickwall and Railings to Group 12: Tonge Forecourt (Grade II*) Church of St Giles (Grade I) 17 x Grade II KEY ASSET: 10 Bax Farmhouse (Grade II*) 5 GRADE I CHURCH 4 x Grade II OF ST LAWENCE 13 Group 2: Grove End Farm Group 13: 5 x Grade II Froganl Farmhouse and Garden Wall (Grade II*) Group 3: Bexon CONTAINED Claxfield Farmhouse (Grade SETTLEMENT CHARACTER Bexon Manor (Grade II*) II*) 4 x Grade II 24 x Grade II KEY VIEWS AND KEY VIEWS SETTING ISSUES OF CHURCH 15 Group 4: Tunstall Group 14: Rodmersham 4 VIEWS 14 Church of St John the Church of St Nicholas OUT TREATMENT OF Baptist (Grade I) (Grade I) SETTLEMENT EDGE: KEY ASSET: Tunstall House (Grade I) 5 x Grade II 2 IMPORTANT CHURCH OF ST VIEWS FROM THIS B NICHOLAS DIRECTION TO BE 12 x Grade II 9 ASSESSED KEY VIEW Group 15: South FROM EDGE OF Group 5: Sittingbourne Teynham ROD.GREEN CA 17 CLEAR VIEWS Southern Fringe Sunderland Farmhouse ACROSS 8 13 x Grade II (Grade II*) C The Malthouse (Grade II*) 16 Group 6: Science 6 x Grade II Park 1 3 x Grade II Group 16: Upper E Rodmersham Group 7: Milstead 4 x Grade II 6 Church of St Mary and the Scuttington Manor (NDHA) Holy Cross (Grade II*) A Milstead Manor (Grade II*) Group 17: Lynsted 4 x Grade II Church of St Peter and St Paul (Grade I) Group 8: Highsted Lynsted Court (Grade I) 3 3 x Grade II 22 x Grade II

CONTAINED 18 SETTLEMENT Group 9: Rodmersham Group 18: Rawling CHARACTER Green Street 6 x Grade II 1 x Grade II

VIEWS OF Group 10: 1 km HOUSING 7 BEYOND Church of St Lawrence (Grade I) 4 x Grade II

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Existing trees/hedgerows

Ancient Woodland/ Local Wildlife Sites

Public Rights of Way (PROW)

High landscape value designation

Illustrative primary spine road

Green Grid Development cells Landscape Proposal Green Grid Links

Important views

Existing church - Landmark

Legend

Existing trees/hedgerows

Ancient Woodland/ Local Wildlife Sites

Public Rights of Way (PROW)

High landscape value designation

Illustrative primary spine road

Green Grid

Development cells

Green Grid Links

Important views

Existing church - Landmark

Scale 1:5000 N 0 50 150 300m

Highsted Park Concept Masterplan The Tithe Barn, Bradbourne House, East Malling, Kent, ME19 6DZ Client: Quinn Estates Drawn by: AJ 01732 752780 murdochwickham.com Date: April 2019 | Scale: 1:5000 @ A0 1554/002 Rev J

Scale 1:5000 N 0 50 150 300m

Highsted Park Concept Masterplan The Tithe Barn, Bradbourne House, East Malling, Kent, ME19 6DZ Client: Quinn Estates Drawn by: AJ 01732 752780 murdochwickham.com Date: April 2019 | Scale: 1:5000 @ A0 1554/002 Rev J NORTHERN RELIEF ROAD

Site Wide MasterplanSITTINGBOURNE TONGE RAILWAY

A2 TEYNHAM WEST

BAPCHILD

TEYNHAM

SOUTHERN RELIEF ROAD

OAKWOOD VALLEY

TUNSTALL

RODMERSHAM

HIGHSTED

SOUTHERN RELIEF ROAD

RODMERSHAM GREEN

M2 HIGHSTED PARK

PROPOSED NEW JUNCTION Connectivity HIGHSTED PARK CAN DELIVER MAJOR BENEFITS

9,250 homes including A new, privately funded junction onto 4 new primary schools and 1,850 affordable the M2 (J5a) and the creation of the 1 new secondary school Southern Relief Road and completion of the Northern Relief Road

520 acres of new publicly Pioneering green technology Highly sustainable development accessible parks, amenity to create a carbon neutral encouraging alternative modes and outdoor space development of transport

A state-of-the-art New major primary care sports hub anchored by facilities Sittingbourne FC