The 667-acre Ebbsfleet Garden City site in north Kent will eventually host around 12,000 homes
Work on a new section of Ebbsfleet Garden City in north Kent took a step closer to starting after masterplans and design codes for two new residential areas on the development were approved.
The 667-acre Ebbsfleet Garden City site is located on the north Kent coast, around 20 miles from London.
Outline planning permission is in place for a total of nearly 12,000 homes across the development.
The Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (EDC) approved the plans, put together by PRP, which outline how an area formerly known as the Eastern Quarry will host up to 4,600 homes, as well as 120,000m² of offices and 26,000m² of retail space, 35,000m² of hotel and leisure space and 50,000m² of community areas.
The area will be renamed Whitecliffe and feature two new villages, Ashmere and Alkerden.
Work on the homes is expected to start this year, according to an EDC spokesman.
Housing association Clarion and developer Countryside signed a joint venture deal last year to deliver up to 2,600 homes on the Ashmere scheme.
Michael Cassidy, the EDC’s chair, who also sat on the planning committee, said: “The process of giving planning permission for the ‘look and feel’ of the main next phase of housing at Ebbsfleet Garden City marks an historic turning point in the ambitious for the flagship enterprise.
“It shows how intelligent use of planning powers and co-operation from landowners and developers can bring matters to a speedy conclusion and a quality outcome that befits a garden city.”
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