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Foster and Partners
Folkestone Harbour and Seafront
Masterplan Report
Foster and Partners
March 2006
Contents
1
Introduction
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
Introduction
Masterplan objectives
Procedure, masterplan area and team
Executive summary
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Context
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
Folkestone and its wider context
Natural environment
Climate
The sea
Historical context
Urban grain and density
Existing area typologies
The Seafront and Harbour today
3
Planning Policy Framework
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
Kent
Shepway District
Planning restrictions
Current land ownership and sites for
potential development
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Links and Routes
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
Street network
Links and barriers
Main roads in the town centre
The traffic system in the
town centre
Pedestrian activity
Pedestrian routing improvements
5
Concepts
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
Utilising the site potential
The Creative Axis
Payers Park
The Old Town Gateway
International Sculpture Project
University Campus
Harbour
The Harbour Arm
Coastal park extension
6
Masterplan
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6.1
6.2
6.3
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6.4
Use distribution
Improved pedestrian routes
A new local shopping destination in
the Harbour
Harbour and Seafront development
area and density
Parking strategy
Public spaces and public buildings
Environmental response
Leisure
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6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
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Appendix A
The masterplan design team
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