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Amended plans for a huge development next to the Kent Showground will go on display to the public next week.
Binbury Park, off the A249, is a proposed 350-acre mixed used development, which promises to create the county's largest country park.
Developer Quinn Estates' first public consultation in August featured two schemes — one providing 350 homes, 2million sq ft of commercial space and a primary school and the second for 1,450 homes and 650,000 sq ft of commercial space.
Both options featured a country park, hotel, park and ride and a new roundabout on the A249.
Following feedback from more than 100 residents, Quinn has now amended its plans to feature 1,150 homes, 650,000 sq ft of commercial space, a hotel, a local centre and primary school, highways improvements on to the A249 and new access into the Kent Showground.
The revised proposal also details the new country park and associated open space.
Mark Quinn, chairman of Quinn Estates, said: “The Binbury Park site holds lots of potential and we’re excited to be moving ahead with the next stage of consultation.
“Our vision for Binbury Park is to create a development that will provide economic and leisure opportunities for those living, working and visiting the local area.
"A key advantage of this site, which is adjacent to the Detling Aerodrome Industrial Estate, is that it makes use of existing road infrastructure – unlike a lot of proposed development in locations which don’t have the infrastructure to cope.”
The event will be held on Tuesday from 5pm to 7.30pm at Detling Village Hall, Pilgrims Way.