Cheeseman's Green is a housing and commercial development to the south of Ashford

Ashford, Kent

Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. In 2005 it was voted the fourth best place to live in the United Kingdom. It lies on the Great Stour river, the M20 motorway, and the South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways. Its agricultural market is one of the most...

 in Kent

Kent

Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It is adjacent to Sevington

Sevington

Sevington is a small village and civil parish to the south-east of Ashford, Kent in England, with a population of about 113 in 1872, currently 354....

 and Park Farm

Park Farm, Kent

Park Farm is a suburb of Ashford, adjacent to Kingsnorth in Kent, South East England, created as an area of new houses, started in the 1990s. The housing estate includes a school, large superstore, shops...

. It will have 1100 new homes and 7 hectare

Hectare

The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...

s of commercial space, plus a variety of community facilities.

A "SMARTLINK

Smartlink, Ashford

"SMARTLINK" is a proposed fast link between the town centre of Ashford, Kent, England and its suburbs and main amenities, creating an alternative to the car, reducing the overall impact of transport.-Aims of the scheme:...

" bus link is proposed between the new development and Ashford's town centre, also linking with the Orbital Business Park, Waterbrook, the Newtown Railway works

Ashford railway works

Ashford railway works was in the town of Ashford in the county of Kent in England.-South Eastern Railway:Ashford locomotive works was built by the South Eastern Railway on a new site in 1847, replacing an earlier locomotive repair facility at New Cross in London...

, Designer Outlet

Ashford Designer Outlet

The Ashford Designer Outlet is a shopping centre in Ashford, Kent, England.The McArthur Glen Ashford Designer Outlet was designed by architect Lord Richard Rogers and engineers Buro Happold, and opened in March 2000...

and the International railway station

Ashford International railway station

Ashford International railway station serves Ashford in Kent, England. Services are provided by Southeastern, Southern and Eurostar.International services use platforms 3 & 4, whilst domestic trains use the original platforms 1 & 2, and a new island built when the Channel Tunnel opened...

. The scheme aims to provide journey times matching or beating car journey times and a high frequency, competitively priced reliable service.