Heathlands Garden Settlement SPD
Heathlands Garden Settlement SPD
Heathlands Garden Settlement will be located in the East of the borough and between the villages of Lenham and Charing. This garden settlement looks to deliver 5,000 new homes and 5,000 new jobs, along with associated facilities and infrastructure by 2054 in accordance with the garden settlement principles.
Key Features
- 5,000 new homes to be built
- 40% affordable homes
- 5,000 new jobs
- 14 hectares of dedicated new employment land
- One new district centre & two new local centres
- New primary school provision totalling 7 forms of entry (FE)
- New 6 FE secondary school
- New country park
- A new railway station
- 20% biodiversity net gain
- New health care and community facilities
- Due regard given to both on and around the site a range of designated and non-designated heritage assets.
Heathlands Garden Settlement Drop In Sessions
Residents and businesses are being invited to drop-in sessions for the Heathlands Garden Settlement to share their ideas and to help shape the planned new development near Lenham. These sessions will take place on Saturday 10 May between 2pm and 8pm at Lenham Community Centre, 12 Groom Way, Lenham, Maidstone ME17 2QT and Tuesday 13 May between 2pm and 6pm at Dog and Bear Hotel, The Square, Lenham, Maidstone ME17 2PG. These sessions are designed for people to drop in and stay for as long or as little as they wish. Comments and feedback received during these sessions will be used to inform the emerging Supplementary Planning Document.
Furthermore, please keep an eye on our consultation page where any live consultations will be posted.
Get Involved
There are currently no consultations or planning applications to be commented on for this site at this time. Please keep an eye on our consultation page where any live consultations will be posted.
Preparing the Supplementary Planning Document
Supporting Information
As supporting information and evidence documents become available these will be published here.
Contact Details
For further enquiries, please email LDF@maidstone.gov.uk or call 01622 602000.
Site Promoters
The council is responsible for preparing and adopting the SPD and the site promoter has prepared their own webpage. The Council is not responsible for the content of their pages.