Why Churchill Views, Hawkinge?

"The area in and around Kent has been earmarked for major new development" As stated by the local council: Kent is facing huge changes in the wake of government proposals for more than 100,000 new homes.

Source: www.kent.gov.uk

Hawkinge August 2009

Hawkinge May 2007

Outside the urban area most villages have a limited range of local facilities to serve new development. This together with their rural location generally makes them inappropriate places for substantial new development.

However, Hawkinge is close to the main urban area of Folkestone and is identified in the Kent Structure Plan as a new development node for housing and employment development (Strategic Site Policy EK3) It also has the best range of facilities and services outside the urban areas and the Marsh towns.

For these reasons, and having regard to the development needs of the District, the District Planning Authority considers that sites at Hawkinge are the most sustainable option, along with sites within and on the edge of the urban area.

Source: Shepway District Council Adopted Local Plan.

Local Amenities:

There are many pre and day schools in the area both locally at Hawkinge and nearby at Folkestone and Canterbury (also the site of the world famous Kings College)

The M20 & A20 are approximately one mile away and for travel to the continent there is the Channel Tunnel terminal at Folkestone, the ferry and hoverport?of Dover, and Ashford International Station.

Leisure:

The area is proud to offer an exceptional choice of shopping centres within easy reach including Folkestone, Canterbury and Ashford. A wide variety of activities are available with excellent cinemas, golf courses, health and fitness centres and theatres, including the Marlowe Theatre at Canterbury.' The Channel Tunnel rail link in Ashford will be Britain's first major new railway for over a hundred years. The Ashford to central London rail journey time is being cut from 1 hour 20 minutes to just 37 minutes'

Source: www.ashford.gov.uk

Directions:

From the M20
Follow the signs to Folkestone, as the M20 becomes the A20. Pass through a short tunnel and then turn next left. Proceed left at the first roundabout. Follow the road past Terlingham village to Gibraltar Lane and Churchill Views.

From the M2
Leave the M2 and join the A260, following the signs for Folkestone and the Channel Tunnel. Follow sign to Hawkinge. Turn right into Aerodrome Road past the new development of Terlingham village to Gibraltar Lane and Churchill Views.