DITTON EDGE UPDATE

DITTON EDGE UPDATE

Although the outline planning application was submitted and approved some time ago, St Modwen Homes, the developer of the site has now submitted the "Reserved Matters" Planning Application. This contains much greater detail of how they plan to develop the site, landscaping, types of housing, layouts etc. Some of this information was available to view a the recent exhibition St Modwen Homes held at the Community Centre [we have copies available in the parish office]. This full application is now available to view via the TMBC Website -

Development Site South Of Brampton Field Between Bradbourne Lane And Kiln Barn Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

Reserved Matters application (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to Condition 1 of outline permission TM/18/02966/OA (construction of 300 dwellings and associated car parking, open space and infrastructure along with details of phasing strategy) (Condition 5), site levels (Condition 6),

landscaping and boundary treatment (Condition 7), parking plan (Condition , Electric vehicle parking strategy (Condition 9), pedestrian and cycle routes (Condition 10), refuse and recycling (Condition 11), ecology mitigation and enhancement (Condition 12), air quality mitigation (Condition 13), areas of open space and child play provision (Condition 14), cycle parking storage

(Condition 25)

You may comment on this application via the link in the above application and the deadline for comments is 2nd May 2022.

The Parish Council will be considering this application at its Planning Highways and Transportation Committee Meeting on Wednesday 20th April. If you have any comments [relevant to the details in this application] that you would like the council to consider, please forward them to the parish office by midday on Wednesday 20th April - clerk@dittonparishcouncil.gov.uk . All the concerns and comments previously raised about traffic, lack of infrastructure etc have already been put forward, and unfortunately these will not stop the development taking place. Now is the opportunity to comment on the specific elements in the plan.