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Folkestone & Hythe District Council have spent £5 million on Consultants for Princes Parade & Otterpool Park

July 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

Folkestone & Hythe District Council have spent £5 million on consultants for Princes Parade & Otterpool Park since March 2016. Both sites which our council wish to [...]

F&HDC know the price of everything and the value of nothing

July 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

It’s absolutely phenomenal. The value of Princes Parade, Hythe has risen dramatically. In March 2018, the land was worth a maximum of £80,000. After Princes Parade [...]

The Long Read: All is not what it seems as we slide slowly into the Jaws of Death

June 2, 2019 // 15 Comments

The Planning Committee which will meet for the first time in June, would do no better than looking at the newly released Land Use statistics from the Ministry of Housing [...]

“Confused.com”

April 23, 2019 // 1 Comment

I am confused. The Folkestone & Hythe Labour Party have stated on the record that their policy towards Princes Parade & Otterpool Park is: Labour are opposed to the [...]

How much do you love our district?

April 17, 2019 // 4 Comments

Rates (read Council Tax) and rats, health and housing, parks and public toilets are all controlled by Folkestone & Hythe District Council. In addition to these areas the [...]

The most popular site in Britain- Part 3

March 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

The land shaded in orange below is owned by Canterbury City Council (CCC). This land is on the south east side of Stuppington Lane, Canterbury. It is a crucial piece of land [...]

Folkestone & Hythe DC to purchase Connect 38 Ashford, Kent

March 9, 2019 // 6 Comments

Updated 18:50 Sunday 10th March On Wednesday 13th at 5pm the Folkestone & Hythe District Council Cabinet (F&HDC) will meet at the Civic Centre. Agenda Item 11 & [...]

East Kent Hospital A & Es require improvement

February 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

The national target set for patients to be seen in four hours within arrival at A & E departments is 95%. Our Trust – the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Trust [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District: Where has the £10 million New Homes Bonus Scheme money gone?

February 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

The New Homes Bonus Scheme (NHB) introduced by the Coalition Government provides cash for areas that allow new homes to be built in their area (a form of bribery?). [...]

Otterpool Park Update: £1.25 million, a £90 grand contract and registering a right of way.

February 14, 2019 // 2 Comments

A £1.25 million cash injection has been awarded to Folkestone & Hythe District Council from the Ministry of Housing Community & Local Goverment Capacity Building [...]

Otterpool Park Update: GP practice and primary care is already stretched in the Folkestone & Hythe District

February 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

In the Otterpool-Park-Stage-3-Consultation-report released in July 2018 respondents raised there concerns over Health Infrastructure on three occasions. The report says: [...]

GP waiting times soar across Kent

February 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

Patients in some parts of the Kent are three times more likely to have to wait at least a fortnight to see their GP, NHS Digital figures reveal. 22.97% of patients registered [...]

Kent County Council Land Part 2: The most popular site in Britain

February 1, 2019 // 1 Comment

In mid Jan we brought you the post Kent County Council Land: The most popular site in Britain in which we informed you that Quinn Estates along with Atlas Partners Group [...]

Kent & Canterbury Hospital: Atlas Partners Group Ltd

January 26, 2019 // 2 Comments

Atlas Partners Group Ltd (APG Ltd) are a company who have made their intentions known regarding the land involved in the Kent & Canterbury Super Hospital and the 2000 [...]

Y18/1529/FH – Shepway Close, Folkestone

January 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

When it comes to planning in Folkestone & Hythe District, you have to know your history. It begins with Y05/1331/SH – yellow and orange polygons below & [...]

Kent County Council Land: The most popular site in Britain

January 13, 2019 // 2 Comments

The land shaded in orange below is owned by Kent County Council. They have owned it since the 19th February 1982. It is situated between the Simon Langton Grammar School for [...]

Save Princes Parade

January 6, 2019 // 3 Comments

Thirty five years ago Princes Parade was in the Folkestone & Hythe District Herald newspaper not once but twice. On the 17th Feb 1984 the Herald ran the following [...]

Otterpool Park Update: The first but not the last

December 7, 2018 // 1 Comment

Back in Jan of this year, Folkestone & Hythe District Council decided to set aside £3.675 million for land and property acquisition within the boundary of the Otterpool [...]

Royal Victoria Hospital sells for £1.25 million

November 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

EXCLUSIVE Back in March 2018, we brought you the post: Do you believe in coincidence? This speculated that a company by the name of RVH Folkestone Limited owned and [...]

The Long Read: Horn Street Stench, Part 2

November 25, 2018 // 4 Comments

Since we brought you Part 1 of The Horn Street Stench in early October 2018, more details about raw sewage backing up in toilets and baths and [...]

Otterpool Park Update: £18.9 million for land/property acquisitions

November 10, 2018 // 3 Comments

Folkestone & Hythe District Council Cabinet meeting on the 14th Nov will recommend to full council that it borrows an additional £10 million (the annual interest [...]

Otterpool Park Update: Council have signed two option to purchase land agreements with Sellindge farmers & Price Brothers signed option with Cozumel Estates.

September 27, 2018 // 3 Comments

EXCLUSIVE: Updated 17:30 Sat 29th Sept The Shepwayvox Team can reveal that Folkestone & Hythe District Council (F&HDC) have signed two option to purchase agreements [...]

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