Kentish Gazette Canterbury & District
4,000 homes plan unveiled
Mr Trotter said: “This planning application represents eight years of detailed work and preparation, with every aspect taken into account.
“This is not a speculative application. We have invested heavily to ensure that this proposal is the best option for Canterbury, enabling it to develop in the future in a way that reflects and complements its illustrious past.”
Mountfield Park is presently farmland, with small orchards and a park and ride.
Bisected by the New Dover Road, it begins from the Barton housing area, spreading south as far as the A2 and west to Nackington Road.
Canterbury City Council has earmarked sites across the district to accommodate 16,000 new homes over the next 15 years, of which Mountfield Park will be by far the largest.
Should planning permission be granted, the developer aims to begin initial site work in January 2017, with the first 100 homes completed by March 2018.
The council says it is processing the application and letters are being sent to around 250 neighbours, there will be extensive site notices and a public notice in the Gazette on March 31. Comments are welcome from people across the city, not just those who would be directly affected by the proposals.
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