3.1 Site and Context
Our site of interest is a 500m X 2000m strip that is situated west to Ebbsfleet international and south to Swanscombe. It is one of the the main development areas in EDC’s current proposal. All plots have been sold to private developers in large parcels, which are going to be built into residential neighbourhoods. Visions of land-use masterplans have been made to locate critical services. Construction has already started in Castle Hill, with repetitive housing typologies but without integrating employments. Developments in high value lands near the train station have been stagnant because of uncertainty and high risk. This project considers that the land has not yet been sold or built upon.
Figure 3.2: Current Ebbsfleet and Visions
Source: https://ebbsfleetdc.org.uk/
Figure 3.3: Situating the Strip 124
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