Our heritage is of substantial value to us all
Does it matter? Some think it does Is it important? Depends who you talk to. What the devil are we talking about? Well Heritage of course. Heritage is an emotive [...]
NPPF
Part 2 – Princess Royal ‘evidence of deliberate neglect’ emerges
The Outline Demolition Plan prepared by Harding Bond, dated 10th August 2016 and referred to in the Fairhurst Report in the latest application 22/0109/FH to demolish the [...]
Council’s housing target failure gives hope for environment before the progress of concrete continues
Folkestone & Hythe District Council [previously Shepway] has failed to meet its annual housing requirement target for ten of the past fourteen years. This a 71% failure [...]
Bats, badgers, threatened species & lethal levels of contamination on former officers mess, Hawkinge
In 2015, Tom Goldsmith set up a petition on Change.org which gained 407 signatures. The title of the petition was: Say No to the development on the Hawkinge officers Mess and [...]
Folkestone Seafront Development: The Trees Are All Gone
It would seem once again that site activity within the Seafront Development area has raised both eyebrows and concerns. If you didn’t visit the area at the right moment, [...]
“Technical Issues” prevented Tontine Street Viability Assessment from being published says Council
In Feb 2019, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published a new and revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) At Para 57 of the new and revised [...]
Otterpool Park Update: Release the unredacted Viability Assessment
While transparency reduces corruption, good governance goes beyond transparency in achieving openness. Openness means involving residents and other stakeholders in the [...]
Where’s The Money & Where’s The Data?
One man’s transparency is another’s humiliation; and once again Folkestone & Hythe District Council humiliate themselves for NOT being transparent. According to the [...]
SDC draft consultation Places & Policies Local Plan open for comments
So the draft consultation Places & Policies Local Plan local is now open for you to comment on (closes March 5th 2018). Shepway District Council’s (SDC) draft [...]
Developers, Donations & Cllrs Attitudes to the Planning System.
The Conservative Manifesto contained a headline commitment to “ensure local people have more control over planning” Yet power still rests with central/local government [...]