Dover Road, Sandwich
Housing development of 8 houses on a tricky triangular site.
Location
Sandwich, Kent CR13
Status
Detailed Design
Use
Residential
Client
10 Dover Road Ltd
Maximising the development potential of a tricky site
Haines Phillips Architects were appointed to prepare proposals for a housing development on a triangular piece of vacant land to the rear of existing buildings on Dover Road, Sandwich.
To the north of the site is a mature wooded embankment to the main railway line and a farm track and to the agricultural land with a lapsed planning consent for a large supermarket.
An existing consent was in place for the site consisting of a development of 8 flats. Our proposal provided for a significantly increased floor area and development value for eight houses on the same site.
Our layout comprises a loosely arranged terrace of two storey 1 bed, 2 bed and 3 bed houses which meet the nationally described space standards and to achieve the mix required in the local planning policy. The 3 bed houses include accommodation in the roof space but the proposal maintains a mixed roof form giving variety and emphasis.
Our design reflects the character and materiality of the surrounding area of the outer fringes of Sandwich, in particular the houses positioned nearby.