Policy information sourced from the The Dartford Plan
Policy D6: Priory Centre Allocation
Development at The Priory Centre and adjoining land should provide a genuine mix of town centre and other uses; and create new open streets, public spaces and attractive pedestrian linkages from Spital Street to and along Instone Road and Lowfeld Street.
Proposals should demonstrate through integrated masterplanning, appropriate layout, form, design, massing and use that they:
- achieve the co-ordinated and integrated redevelopment of The Priory Centre/ Instone Road and adjoining land, and one or more feature town centre square(s), complement adjoining and adjacent listed buildings, and enhance the High Street/ Spital Street part of the Dartford Town Centre Conservation Area;
- provide signifcant active ground foor uses animating Spital Street and Lowfeld Street as well as Instone Road and routes through the site; with viable new retail and leisure premises, including retention of large retailing anchors and space for independent traders;
- include visitor accommodation or a new activity forming a major town centre attraction;
- deliver a mix of good quality new houses and fatted development, and necessary land/ facilities/ contributions towards community service needs that arise from the development;
- provide high quality public realm/ spaces, well landscaped with a variety of open functions and ensure that all public and private spaces and routes are safe and overlooked;
- make use of existing levels and ensure that the development works with adjacent levels and land given over to the car park; and
- respect neighbouring houses.
Development is expected to deliver:
- 400 dwellings (or more);
- 10,000sqm or more of retail/ leisure/ ofce foorspace (Use Class E), including large and small retail units; and
- a hotel (within Use Class C1) and/ or 4,000sqm or more town centre attraction.
Policy information sourced from the The Dartford Plan