Cllr Goddard Recuses Himself & Other Planning Matters
So, Cllr Clive Goddard, Chairman of Folkestone & Hythe Planning Committee recused himself and did not vote on either of the planning applications related to the Royal [...]
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F&HDC proposes move to reduce its carbon footprint
What with the media focusing their coverage on Napier Barracks and Boris’s new rules over covid-19, Folkestone & Hythe District Council have quietly slipped out a [...]
Is Cllr Clive Goddard committing a criminal offence?
It is simple, so so simple yet he has failed to comply. A discosable pecuniary interest (DPI) is set out in Chapter 7 of the Localism Act 2011 and in the secondary [...]
Are we entering a second wave of coronavirus locally?
Britain, according to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is entering a second wave of coronavirus. Scientists have expressed fears the death toll could be as high as in the [...]
Images Emerge of Cllr Clive Goddard Working on RVH Site owned by Leo Griggs.
Updated 18:12 – 18/09/20 Images have emerged of Cllr Clive Goddard – the Chairman of the Planning Committee at Folkestone & Hythe District Council, working on [...]
FHDC pass Local Plan and Central Govt propose 1043 homes per year for our district.
So it’s done. After five years and three public consultations, Folkestone & Hythe District Council passed its Places and Policies Local Plan (Local Plan) at an [...]
More tales of the unexpected from the Royal Victoria Site owned by Leo Griggs
On the 8th Sept, 2020, Cllr Patrica Rolfe (Con) informed the Overview & Scrutiny Committee, that all four directors of Oportunitas Ltd – a company wholly owned by [...]
East Kent Councils fail to recoup £1.5 million from P & R
Fear, shame, embarrassment: these brakes no longer apply. Senior officers of Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe and Thanet councils have discovered they can bluster [...]
Council fail to declare they were to buy 37 properties on Royal Victoria Hospital site owned by Leo Griggs
Updated 11.35am 9/09/2020 So it’s just as we said way back on Nov 28th 2018: We also understand from well placed council sources, the Council’s company Oportunitas [...]
Persistent Evaders of PCNs cost council tens of thousands
Whether you parked on double yellow lines for two minutes while you popped into the shop, or unwittingly left your car on private land, receiving a parking fine is sure to [...]
Kingston Homes want to develop The land on the north side of Station Rd, Hythe, Kent
Kingston Homes have made public a document seeking consultation with the public (As of Aug 2020) for the development of the land on the north side of Station Road, Hythe, [...]
Part 3: Leaked Spreadsheet Shows Many Outstanding Fire Works Cannot Have Been Completed
This is a guest post written by East Kent Housing staff and Council Officers from all four councils who own EKH We have provided a spreadsheet of all the outstanding actions [...]
Part 2: The cover up has already begun with the Fire Compliance and Fire Risk Assessments at EKH
This is a guest post written by East Kent Housing staff and Council Officers from all four councils who own EKH In May 2018, Dame Judith Hackitt presented her report [...]
A year on and still no council policy or plan to deal with the declared climate & ecological emergency
A working group is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours. On Wednesday 24th July 2019, Folkestone & Hythe District Council declared a Climate & Ecological [...]
Princes Parade: Will Oaklands Surgery get that £151,200 CIL money?
Updated 23/09/20 Regardless of one’s personal position on Princes Parade, one thing should be perfectly clear and that’s the cost of the legal fees spent by [...]
Council’s On Street Parking Contract lost £600,000 in five of the last seven financial years
Here’s a shocker – for five out of the last seven financial years, On Street parking has NOT made money for Folkestone & Hythe District Council (FHDC). In [...]
23% or Nearly One In Four Households claiming Council Tax Reduction
Nearly one in four households are claiming Council Tax Reduction in the Folkestone & Hythe District, as of June 2020. Council Tax Reduction provides help for people on [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council issue £6.2 million worth of contracts bypassing normal tendering processes
£6.2 million pounds worth of contracts in 2019/20 were issued by Folkestone & Hythe District Council, using waivers and citing urgency and expediency. In total, 49 [...]
So, Where’s The Money Gone?
So, where’s the money? The financial data below has all come from Folkestone & Hythe District Council. It excludes VAT. It is the Temporary staff costs data from [...]
Otterpool Park Update: Land Assemby for Otterpool Park cost £37.7 million to date
On the 4th Feb 2020 it was announced Cllr Ian Meyers (UKIP) had stepped down from his Cabinet position “to allow him more time to care for family members.” [...]
Something is Rotten in the District of Folkestone & Hythe
There’s more to this than meets the eye. Yes the facts surrounding the Leo Griggs Royal Victoria Site gets murkier. Not only has the site been closed by the Health [...]
Health & Safety Executive Close Leo Griggs Royal Victoria Hospital Construction Site
The Royal Victoria hospital site owned by developer Leo Griggs (pictured), was recently closed by the Health & Safety Executive for alleged breaches of : scaffolding, [...]
“If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves.”
“If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves.” said Emily Dickinson. But more evidence emerges Folkestone & Hythe District Council [...]
The Long Read: Planning excites passion.
Planning has always been the hottest of all local government topics. It’s the one most likely to stir the passions of local people and yet no sooner have those passions [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council pay officers to Escape the Room in Canterbury & Bath
While Cllr David Monk was sweating on a hot lockdown day at his favourite lake; and Cllr David Wimble was cooling his heels at the local cop shop, the finance department was [...]