Entrance into Martello Lakes housing development, Dymchurch Road
Introduction
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Image: © John Baker Taken: 16 Aug 2015
Martello Lakes is a housing development, under construction by Barratt Homes, comprising of 2 bedroom apartments and 2, 3 and 4 bedroom houses. Selected homes will come complete with lake views http://www.barratthomes.co.uk/new-homes/kent/H612901-Martello-Lakes/ Planning permission has been approved, with conditions, by Folkestone and Hythe District Council under application number Y06/1079/SH for “outline application for mixed use development comprising (1050 dwellings); employment development (use class B1, 15,000 sq m); local centre (500 sq. metres use classes A1/A2, 500 sq metres use classes A3/A4/A5); community centre/community facilities (1,000 sq metres use class D1); public open space (8.5 hectares); structural open space (10.3 hectares); retention and alteration of water bodies (retained area 15.5 hectares); provision of two new access points to Dymchurch Road; and site restoration including raising of land levels”. The location was given as Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4NE.