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Poppy Fields
Charing
Barratt Homes
61 new homes
Thrive Architects (Formally Tetlow King)
Available to move 2015
Poppy Fields offers a mix of two, three, four and five bedroom homes. Located in the quintessential village of Charing near Ashford, with International links to Paris and beyond, fantastic local amenities and excellent road links nearby.
The homes offer impressive, traditional facades with contemporary interiors.
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
1. Connections
Creating a Place
5. Character
6. Working with the site and context
Street & Home
10. Car parking
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
Opportunities & Constraints Plan
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into the neighbourhood
Site Location showing local amenities
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into the neighbourhood
Aerial View with Site Outline
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
1. Connections
Movement Parameter Plan
The proposed housing is formed within 3 clusters on the site. The two northern clusters will be accessed from Maidstone Road and the southern cluster via Tatchell Drive. In addition a pedestrian/ cyclist and secondary access is to be formed to Ruglys Way as well as a pedestrian and cycle access to Ellen Close. A new adopted footway along the front of the site will allow the residents in the development, and those in existing houses to the north, to easily reach the existing pedestrian crossing point on Maidstone Road and onwards towards the High Street and Station Road.
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
1. Connections
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
2. Facilities and services
Charing Train Station is within 10 minutes walking distance of the site
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
2. Facilities and services
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
2. Facilities and services
Pedestrian & Access links make it easier for residents to access the surrounding area.
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
2. Facilities and services
Map showing approximate locations of bus stops and Charing train station in relation to site
There are bus routes through the village with the nearest route being on the adjacent A20. This links between Maidstone & Ashford. There is also a train station serving the village situated just south of the site.
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
2. Facilities and services
Charing Train Station is within 10 minutes walking distance of the site
There are bus routes through the village with the nearest route being on the adjacent A20. This links between Maidstone & Ashford. There is also a train station serving the village situated just south of the site.
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
3. Public transport
Map showing potential pedestrian route from site to Charing Train station & Bus Stop
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
4. Meeting local housing requirements
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
4. Meeting local housing requirements
Creating a Place
5. Character
The houses in the development have been carefully designed to ensure a high quality that is respectful to the local area and in accordance with the Charing Parish Design Statement
The countryside edge character area has been addressed by positioning very low density, larger houses with big gardens to the interface of the existing countryside edge. This will visually create a loose form of development which softens the built form, allowing for improved areas of landscaping, integrating the development with the countryside beyond.
The village edge character area includes the development to the central and eastern parts of the site. This area is defined by a 'rural village character' with low density housing, informality of the streets and building frontages. Generous front and rear gardens provide a strong landscape setting.
Creating a Place
5. Character
18th Century Buildings with fine detailing
Creating a Place
5. Character
Continuous façade of the High Street with stucco, brick, painted brick and timber façades
Creating a Place
5. Character
Development at Tatchell Drive
Creating a Place
5. Character
Creating a Place
5. Character
Simple form and appropriate detailing that complement the Charing vernacular
Creating a Place
5. Character
Creating a Place
5. Character
A proposed large expansive meadow grass area along with the existing ditch will complement the existing boundary vegetation and enhance biodiversity
The development is set back from Maidstone Road, to maintain a landscape character to the street and 'green' gateway into Charing. This has also been achieved by the retention and reinforcement of tree belts to the Maidstone Road boundary.
Creating a Place
6. Working with the site and context
The retention of the central watercourse and ditch feature within the green infrastructure creates a linear space running through the site.
Creating a Place
6. Working with the site and context
The retention of the central watercourse and ditch feature within the green infrastructure creates a linear space running through the site.
The scheme has been design to take on board the two most prominent features this site presents. Around the periphery of the site are a large amount of mature quality trees and through the centre is a watercourse
Creating a Place
6. Working with the site and context
Exisiting boundary vegetation has been retained, providing a variety of habitats for local wildlife
Around the periphery of the site is a large amount of mature trees. The landscape strategy to retain the existing boundary vegetation provides a variety of habitats for local wildlife. This is combined with the proposed large, expansive meadow grass area along the existing ditch, which will complement the existing boundary and enhance the biodiversity.
Creating a Place
7. Creating well defined streets and spaces
The design and street pattern creates well defined roads at an appropriate scale to its setting and aspect
Creating a Place
7. Creating well defined streets and spaces
Care has been taken that flank walls to the public realm add to the street scene and corners are turned well
Creating a Place
8. Easy to find your way around
The layout has been formed from a series of connecting routes. The open space, location and aspect of the houses make it easy to find your way around.
Creating a Place
8. Easy to find your way around
Creating a Place
8. Easy to find your way around
Retention of the central ditch feature within the green infrastructure create a linear space running through the site.
Creating a Place
8. Easy to find your way around
Street & Home
9. Streets for all
The roads on the scheme have been designed with appropriate bends and junctions to ensure that excessive speed is hard to achieve.
Street & Home
9. Streets for all
There are a variety of car parking solutions across the site with on plot, private courts frontage and communal parking courts. The aim has been to keep the street scene with the village character and not dominated by the car parking.
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10. Car parking
Street & Home
11. Public and private spaces
The main public space runs through the centre of the site and is overlooked by the dwellings as is the pedestrian routes and public accessed courts. The open space will be managed by adoption or a company.
Street & Home
11. Public and private spaces
Meadow area surrounding central ditch feature
The main public space runs through the centre of the site and is overlooked by the dwellings as is the pedestrian routes and public accessed courts. The open space will be managed by adoption or a company.
Street & Home
11. Public and private spaces
Residential areas of the development will be defined through more formal hedgerow boundaries and feature planting to frontages
Street & Home
11. Public and private spaces
A landscape-led approach has been used to create boundaries between private and public spaces
Street & Home
12. External storage and amenity space
Residents of homes are to be provided with space in the rear gardens for waste and recycling bins to comply with the LPA and Code for Sustainable Homes mandatory requirements.
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