The County Council will require financial contributions towards KCC services including towards the construction costs of any new education provision required to mitigate the impact of this development.

Affects Public Footpath AE585 which includes an existing at-grade railway crossing.

Policy S31 allocates up to 50 dwellings on the site known as 'Hamstreet – Land North of St. Mary's Close'. In line with paragraph 162 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG), we have undertaken an assessment of our infrastructure and its ability to meet the forecast demand for the proposed development. That assessment reveals that additional local sewerage infrastructure would be required to accommodate the proposed development (inv

Hamstreet – Land North of St Mary's Close Paragraph 4.319 notes that there is an existing Public Right of Way that leads to Hamstreet Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It can therefore be expected that there will be an increased usage of the SSSI for recreational activities. While the SSSI is not currently in unfavourable condition due to recreational usage, we are mindful of the new development to the south of the railway line will not be part of the current baseline. Therefore

POLICY S31 – HAMSTREET – LAND NORTH OF ST. MARY'S CLOSE 4.1. Hallam control the land at St. Mary's Close, which is identified as a residential allocation. Hallam support the principle of this proposed allocation. 4.2. In accordance with the NPPF definition4 this is a deliverable greenfield site as it is available now, offers a suitable location for development now, and is achievable with the ability to deliver housing on the site within five years. The site has the ability to make an import

ABC should make it clear that the generous buffer to the north of the site also serves the purpose of protecting and avoiding impact upon ancient woodland adjacent to the site. This will demonstrate that Policy S31 is compliant with the NPPF para 118 regarding the protection of ancient woodland.

CPRE objects to this proposed allocation. A review of approach to development in this settlement is required. Land north of St Mary's Close is somewhat disjointed from the village and does not amount to a functional extension to the village. There are too many compromises associated with the development of this site, including worrying crossing hazards for children going to school opposite the site. Traffic movements associated with the school are already a safety concern.

With reference to the development proposals for the recent proposed site included in the Ashford Draft Local Plan 2030, Land North of St. Mary's Close, the governors of Hamstreet Primary Academy are sending this correspondence in relation to benefits and facilities identified for the academy. Following the recent public consultation event and discussions at Parish Council meetings we felt it appropriate to clarify the academy's position. Although there were initial concerns relating to this dev

Policy S31 - Hamstreet - Land North of St. Mary's Close Part (h) of Policy S31 explains that; 'h. Provide new pedestrian and cycle routes throughout the development and connections to the existing PRoW that runs through the site, as well as any necessary improvements to the pedestrian crossing at the railway line as part of PRoW;' Ashford Borough Council and the potential developers will need to contact Network Rail in order to discuss the situation. If appropriate measures relating to the cr

Whilst Orlestone Parish Council (OPC) accepts that Ashford Borough Council (ABC) has an obligation to comply with National Planning Policy in the need to provide 12,600 new homes in the Borough by 2030 we cannot however agree with all of the site policies put forward in the Draft Local Plan. We are not qualified to comment on sites in other Parishes and will confine our comments to sites within the Parish of Orlestone. Policy S31 – Hamstreet – Land North of St. Mary's Close. Despite a 100% obj