Moat Farm Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19

A superb development opportunity to provide 30 new homes with a mix of 24 houses and 6 apartments sitting on a plot of c2.25 acres.

OPPORTUNITY

A superb development opportunity to provide 30 new homes with a mix of 24 houses and 6 apartments sitting on a plot of c2.25 acres.

Planning Permission has been granted by Folkestone and Hythe District Council under reference Y19/0704/FH, with the Certificate of Lawful Development reference 25/1408/FH.

The proposed properties will be a mix of 10 no. 2 bed house, 12 no. 3 bed houses, 2 no. 4 bed houses and 6 no. 1 bed flats. Please note that the six flats and one 81 sqm house can be allocated as part of the S106, which are noted on the pricing schedule.

The planning documents, reports and schedules can be viewed via the data link , please contact us for further information.

SITE LOCATION

The site is the former Highview school, which was sold as part of the enabling process to fund the construction on the new Beacon school. This new school offers state of the art facilities and now houses the former Highview and Foxwoods schools.

The surrounding area offers excellent schools nearby, both primary and second, a number of express minimarkets and shops, and even the Folkestone Ski Centre. Folkestone Harbour and Seafront are around 1.1 miles away, the town centre 0.8 miles and Folkestone Train Station 0.6 miles.

Folkestone offers easy access to London in under 1 hour via train, Ashford and the City of Canterbury by road, with the M20 and A2 also providing convenient links into London. Folkestone further offers access to Europe, with LeShuttle located 5 miles from Moat Rd and Dover Ferry Port only 8.4 miles away.

About Folkestone

Folkestone is a conveniently located coastal Town that has train links via HS1 to London St Pancras, the Channel Tunnel service to France and the port of Dover close by to the East. Folkestone has benefits from a number of regeneration projects including the development of Folkestone Seafront and the town of Otterpool as a new Garden Town. and

It was announced in 2023, that Folkestone and Hythe District Council have been awarded £19.7 million for a major overhaul of Folkestone’s town centre to improve shopping areas, an upgraded bus station and a new public green space to encourage businesses and visitors into the area.

The funding is for the three following projects:

1. Station Arrival and Town Centre Connections: This element of the project aims to improve the links from the railway station for pedestrians and cyclists to encourage use of active travel and public transport and to improve connections for visitors and residents alike.

2. Improved Gateway to the Town Centre and Bouverie Square: This component of the project will unlock transformational change around the town centre with focus on reconfiguring the main bus station in the town centre and implement changes to the legacy gyratory road system to the north. The money will enable a sustainable, attractive and welcoming gateway to be created for Folkestone town centre with a green park replacing the bus station in Bouverie Square. The exciting and ambitious project will see Shellons Street become two-way with bus stops and bays replacing the bus station. Better signage and obvious walking links will connect visitors to a greener, more vibrant Sandgate Road and Guildhall Street shopping area.

3. Folca, Sandgate Road and Town Centre Public Realm: The refurbishment of the Folca building (the former Debenhams) into a ‘town lab’ to encourage and bring new and experimental uses into the town centre. The phased refurbishment of this building will bring the redundant building back to use in the town centre and reactivate this part of the high street. The funding will also enable the second phase of Folca to be progressed by establishing new uses for the site, with an intended focus on public services, retail, leisure and business uses for the rejuvenated building