Policy information sourced from the The Dartford Plan

Policy E6: North of London Road Area, Swanscombe

Land north of London Road and off Manor Way has potential for regeneration. Development on this land will be supported where it sustainably makes efficient use of under-used land to benefit the wider area or improves the identified employment area. Any proposals will be subject to further investigation in relation to the suitability of the area for development and compliance with the requirements set out in criterion 2.

Any development in this area will need to:

  • ensure that the ecological and geological interest of the adjacent Swanscombe Peninsula Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is conserved and enhanced;
  • ensure no direct or indirect impacts on the adjacent SSSI. Buffers will be created in between developments and the SSSI;
  • demonstrate suitably located and designed proposed uses, such as recreation, commercial uses or residential development, at an appropriate density;
  • be sensitively designed and achieve a good quality public realm to appropriately connect to its surrounds and the Garden City;
  • take account of and mitigate impacts in relation to: flood risk; land contamination; noise; air quality; minerals safeguarding; groundwater quality; and surface water drainage;
  • provide a high quality network of links to the wider area including improved pedestrian and cycle access to Swanscombe, the River Thames and Ingress Park (Greenhithe); and
  • be designed in a way which respects the local landscape, including views to the area from the north across the marshes and views of the roofscape from London Road.

In the event that consent is given to the proposed international scale resort and a Local Plan Review is triggered, it will consider the need to revise this and other policies in the Plan in response to projected impacts.

Policy information sourced from the The Dartford Plan