Community
Community benefits
In addition to the provision of much-needed new homes and public open space on site, a legal agreement, known as a Section 106 Agreement was approved under the outline application. This agreement will see us make the following financial contributions to Maidstone Council/Kent County Council:
- £34,240 open space contribution, to be spent on land within one kilometre of the site or the unmade section of Oakapple Lane. We are proposing to include open space improvement works to Oakapple Lane as part of our reserved matters proposals, which allows the financial contributions from the site to be spent on other open space within 1km;
- £277,765 education contribution towards the land and build costs of phase 2 of the Hermitage Lane Primary School;
- £71,360 highway contribution towards the costs of improving the A26/Fountain Lane junction including a pedestrian crossing, and junction 5 of the M20;
- £67,392 healthcare contribution towards the improvement (refurbishment and reconfiguration) of facilities at Barming Medical Practice;
- £3,841 library contribution towards the cost of providing additional books at Maidstone Library;
- £2,400 community learning contribution, to be spent on the St Faiths Adult Education Centre;
- £675 youth service contribution towards equipment required for youth workers and organisations covering west Maidstone.
Offers
Help to Buy: Equity Loan
The Government backed Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme is available here. The scheme is open to both first time buyers and home movers alike, and means you'll need just 5% deposit to buy a new home.
With Help to Buy, the Government will lend you up to 20% of the value of your new build home via an equity loan. You will need to secure up to a 75% mortgage and put down a 5% deposit. You’ll own 100% of your home from day one.
Find out more about how the Help to Buy scheme works.
Help to Buy: Equity Loan – Terms and conditions apply. Applicants should seek independent financial advice, and get information and guidance on applying for a Help to Buy: Equity Loan at www.helptobuy.gov.uk.
From Tuesday 24th March we will be conducting all appointments at our developments remotely via telephone or email to help assist in the fight against the spread of COVID-19. Your appointment will be confirmed to you as a remote appointment on the phone by our sales executive. Alternatively you can call us on 01622589460.
We want to reassure you that the health and safety of our customers and colleagues is our number one priority and that we are closely following the latest COVID-19 government guidance.
We recognise that there is a lot of uncertainty around the coronavirus at the moment. You can learn more about the proactive action we are taking to protect the health and safety of our customers and colleagues here.
This development is managed by the South East Taylor Wimpey regional office