A zero-carbon, flower-shaped housing development made up of 13 homes could be built on the grounds of a historic farm in Chislehurst.

Plans to build eleven two-storey properties circling a pond and refurbish a Grade-II listed building on Frogpool Manor Farm have been submitted to Bromley Council.

A cottage on the green belt site would also be redeveloped, and a gatehouse which is home to Frogpool Manor Restaurant would be rebuilt to offer accommodation.

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Jonathan Plant, Managing Director at Lipton Plant Architects, which designed the development, said: “In keeping with the inherent character of Kent farmsteads, the new homes are designed around a courtyard with a ‘frog pool’ at its centre.

“The courtyard adopts a circular plan, allowing the houses and layers of landscaping to ripple out from the centre.

“The vistas of greenery and surrounding greenbelt land are carefully drawn in between the boundaries of each home and into the heart of the development.”

Conegate Developments is behind the plans, which are said to make use of underused commercial and storage buildings.

The petal shaped, circular design of the eleven homes, surrounding a pond, is a nod to the site’s name.

Their design would replicate traditional barn form - two-storeys with a steep-pitched roof.

The same approach would be taken to the cottage and gatehouse, retaining their characteristics but representing them in “new architectural language”.

The refurbishment to Frogpool Manor would focus on much needed external repairs to ensure its historical significance is retained.

Visitor parking would be provided within the front courtyard, while integrated garages within new properties would minimise car parking presence on the site.

Whole-life carbon emissions have been considered in the design to ensure the scheme reflects Lipton Plant’s commitment to achieving net-zero carbon.

If approved, work on the development could begin this summer.