Projects Ashmere Garden Village

Project type

Suburban & Rural Housing, Urban, Town Centre & Estate Regeneration

What we did

Architecture, Urban Design & Masterplanning

Client

Countryside Partnerships

Location

Dartford, Kent

Units

2,600 (Ebbsfleet masterplan) 281 (Ashmere Phase 1)

Tenure mix

25% Affordable, 75% private

Awards

Highly Commended - Development of the Year Over 100 Homes - British Homes Awards 2025
Winner - Building for Healthy Life - Housing Design Awards 2025
Winner - Future Homes Hub - Housing Design Awards 2025
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Simon Kennedy

Ashmere is a new housing development in Ebbsfleet Garden City. Set against the striking white chalk cliffs of a former quarry, the masterplan offers 2,600 mixed-tenure homes, a primary school, and a village centre with various amenities. The new homes aim to foster an inclusive, well-connected community, integrated into the wider new Ebbsfleet Garden City.

PRP was appointed as masterplanners and architects to reinterpret the UK’s garden city heritage in a modern context for the Ashmere masterplan at the Eastern Quarry in Ebbsfleet. Established in April 2015 by the Government, the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation, as the planning authority, envisioned a high-quality, sustainable development that would leave a lasting legacy for the area.

PRP has delivered the masterplan and design codes which underpin a characterful development inspired by local heritage. PRP was also commissioned to progress three of the reserved matters phases, all of which are consented and at various stages of completion, with Phase 1 complete. The design thoughtfully integrates the site’s industrial history, transforming the gorges, bridges, and tunnels of former quarries into a sustainable environment for both current and future generations of Ebbsfleet Garden City. Influences from the Oast Houses and Maltings buildings of Kent’s hop-growing and brewing industry, local traditional villages, and nearby urban centres like Gravesend, alongside the striking chalk cliffs surrounding the quarry, have all contributed to creating a distinctly local character.

Scheduled for completion in 2033, the masterplan will include open green spaces, designated cycle and pedestrian routes, and a variety of community amenities. Its design prioritises the creation of people-friendly environments that are richly landscaped, accessible for pedestrians and cyclists, and well connected to new public transport routes, all aimed at promoting a sustainable and healthy living environment.

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Simon Kennedy

Simon Kennedy

Simon Kennedy

Simon Kennedy

Simon Kennedy

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