Developers are hoping to secure permission for the larger half of a 450-home estate and new link road say they expect to formally submit plans this autumn, in the second phase of a sprawling development in Shottendane Road, Margate.
The development would border Margate Cricket Club and the cemetery, and would also bring a new southern link road and the building of a roundabout on Manston Road as well as cycle and pedestrian paths. The project will also adjoin a 250-home development between Manston Road and Nash Road, which was approved earlier this year.
The first 138 properties of the project were given the green light in April, with work on the farmland already underway with hopes of having the first homes on the estate completed by spring 2025.
The developer, Places for People, has said if all goes to plan, phase two would start by next summer and say it will submit a reserved matters application – for details relating to designs and landscaping – by the end of September.
Places for People acquired the Shottendane Road scheme from Gladman Developments in 2023 after outline permission was granted the previous year. It was previously rejected three times by Thanet District Council in 2021.
Cllr Mike Garner (Green) fears the flood risk at the site, saying “Some of us remember the vociferous battles over the amount of affordable housing and many other concerns that weren’t part of the reasons for refusal. I’m still saddened by the loss of agricultural land, but the risk of flooding is still a significant concern. Those who know the area and others will have seen a lot of water run-off and flood there over the winter. Unless that is catered for, then no matter the amount of affordable homes, they’ll be flooded.”
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