The Transport Assessment should encourage a modal transport shift towards walking and cycling. High quality, traffic-free walking and cycling routes integrate effectively with the wider transport network. These links should provide realistic travel alternatives to short distance car journeys, offering direct and convenient access. Increasing active travel participation would help to reduce vehicle congestion on roads, address issues of air quality and improve public health and well-being. The PR

On behalf of our client, Cogent Land LLP (CL), Iceni Projects is writing in response to Thanet District Council's Man Modifications to the Local Plan. The submission relates to the land known as Manston Green located to the east and west of Haine Road, Ramsgate (the Site). In order to inform this submission, please also find enclosed a copy of the site location plan attached as appendix A1. a. The site: By way of background, CL were granted outline planning permission on the Site, including det

Consideration should be made to aircraft noise if an airport is likely to be operating in the plan period, and based on the outcome of the DCO.

The policy wording should include for an additional requirement for the Masterplan as follows: "Proposals will be judged and permitted only in accordance with a masterplan for the whole site which should include: - A scheme for protecting the development from aircraft noise This would be consistent with the terms established by the outline planning permission for 785 dwellings granted on the site (namely Condition 35 of OL/TH/14/0050).

The County Council supports the requirement that any masterplan for Manston Green must take into account "a pre-design archaeological assessment taking into account the presence of any significant and sensitive remains", as well as "the preservation of listed buildings at Ozengell".

Concern at the reduction of provision of open space. This applies across the majority of housing provisions when we are being urged to increase – down by 8.42ha

MM/033, MM/034, MM/035, MM/036, MM/040 – while we welcome the additional and more specific references to heritage (archaeology and listed buildings) we maintain our view, as previously stated, that a heritage impact assessment is required prior to allocation of the sites in view of the likely harmful impacts that will result from development of these sites. Allocation of these without prior assessment is liable to leave the heritage assets vulnerable to detrimental change to the character and se

Land is allocated for up to 785 new dwellings "with an approximate average density of 35 dwellings per hectare (net)". This is a very low density of development. As a matter of principle, higher densities should be encouraged to reduce the need for loss of best and most versatile agricultural land. In addition, where the required masterplan will be providing details of "linkages to new and existing public transport infrastructure, including bus and rail services," it is considered that density