1. Land at Kenward Road as identified on the Policies Map, is allocated for the development of approximately 100 dwellings at an average density of approximately 30 dwellings per hectare, together with associated open space and infrastructure on land south of Kenward Road. The following conditions are considered appropriate to be met before development is permitted.

Design and Layout

2. The development shall provide approximately 100 dwellings, only to be provided on land north of Kenward Road at an average density of approximately 30 dph.

3. The land south of Kenward Road shall be laid out as a new community open space, and BNG area, together with SuDS measures to mitigate the residential element, plus pedestrian crossing / access measures.

4. The development shall be subject to a single masterplan which demonstrates phasing and delivery of both built development and open spaces.

5. The layout and form of the housing element shall be informed by an LVIA and incorporate both boundary and internal structural landscaping that responds to the site’s topography.

6. Design of the site will need to ensure neighbouring residential amenity is protected.

7. The layout and design of new dwelling shall incorporate measures necessary to mitigate the impacts of adjacent agricultural operations.

Landscape/Ecology

8. A phase 1 habitat survey will be required, which may as a result require on and/or-off site mitigation for the existing habitat of local fauna/ flora.

9. Development will be subject to a site-wide strategy to incorporate an appropriate level of biodiversity net gain in accordance with national and local policy.

10. Public access to areas designated primarily as habitat in any landscape masterplan would normally be limited to maintenance purposes.

11. Balancing ponds and swales shall not be counted towards on-site semi/natural open space needs unless it can be demonstrated that they provide appropriate and undisturbed ecological habitat.

12. All landscaping to be principally native planting.

13. The proposed open spaces and new habitat shall be the subject of a delivery strategy and long- term management plan.

14. Existing tree/ hedgerow margins should be retained/ enhanced in order to provide the opportunity for biodiversity habitat creation/enhancement.

15. The development proposals shall be designed to take into account the results of a landscape and visual impact assessment undertaken in accordance with the principles of guidance in place at the time of the submission of an application.

Access, Highways and Transportation

16. Access to the residential element (plus any maintenance or other access to the open space to the south) shall provide junction and sight lines designed to appropriate capacity and safety standards.

17. The development shall provide appropriate pedestrian crossing points to Kenward Road to allow connectivity to existing footways.

18. The southern site shall enable appropriate access to the adjacent agricultural holding in a manner that does not adversely impact upon the amenity and safety of residents and users of the open space.

19. The southern site shall provide parking for users of the open space in a manner that does not adversely affect the amenity of the surrounding area.

20. Replacement provision shall also be provided for any loss of on-street residential parking.

21. The development shall deliver appropriate traffic speed management measures to the surrounding highway network.

Open Space

22. The provision of open space shall have regard to policy LPRINF1.

23. The proposed open spaces across both sites and new biodiversity areas shall be the subject of a delivery strategy and long-term management plan.

24. The residential parcel north of Kenward Road shall incorporate both green amenity and play space in a location that is safe for children and well supervised, plus elements of semi natural informal open space.

25. The land south of Kenward Road shall provide, in addition to any supporting infrastructure associated with the delivery of the proposed homes north of Kenward Road, approximately 4.3 hectares of public open space/habitat in the form of (to be determined through the submission of an Open Space Strategy in collaboration with the council and the parish council):

Utilities Infrastructure

26. The applicant is to demonstrate that adequate connections to the nearest points of the network are achievable and that adequate capacity exists/can be created for all utilities.

27. Where there may be limited capacity in the utility network, the occupation of the development will be phased to align with the delivery of infrastructure.

For more information, please visit Maidstone’s Local Plan Maidstone Borough Council Local Plan 2021-2038