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St Mary's Island
Description
- Project type: houses and apartments
- Full address: 1 Dunlin Drive, St Marys Island, Chatham Maritime, Kent
- Postcode: ME4 3JA
- Location type: town
- Number of dwellings: 151 (no affordable housing)
- Dwelling type: 7 apartment blocks: e.g. Cromarly House 15 apartments, 8 3-bedroom, 2 3- bedroom duplex, 3 2-bedroom, 2 2-bedroom duplex. 50 3- or 4-bedroom houses
- Site area / density: 7.4 acres (2.96 ha) / 22.2 units per acre (51/ha)
- Parking ratio: Over 1.5 per dwelling
- Typical unit area: Typical areas: 2 bedroom duplex: 99.24 sq.m, 3 bedroom duplex, 160.15 sq.m
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