Where’s the s106 money and the affordable housing Mr Pownceby?
On the 3 May 2016, Y15/1154/SH came before the planning committee. The applicant was David Pownceby, of Development House Limited. At the time he was the secretary of the [...]
Planning
150 homes at former Foxwood School Hythe will not be going ahead anytime soon.
On 31 August 2016, Foxwood School, Seabrook Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5QJ closed its doors for the last time. The 15.5 acre site (6.3ha) was at the time of closure owned by [...]
Part 1 Lydd Railway Station: A deal, a fire and some lies.
It begins on the 22 Feb 2022. On this date Bentley Parks Group Limited is incorporated and goes live on Companies House. The person of significant control of the company is [...]
Folkestone harbour arm place shaping consultation, make your views known
On the 18 July 2023, the local press ran the story about the New Folkestone harbour arm designs. This article has caused a storm of comments across social media, but the [...]
Solar Farms: Council explore 20 hectare site at Lympne and Pent Farm Postling applies for 27.7 hectare site
None come along for ages, then two at once. Solar Farms are fast becoming the fashion in our district, what with a planning application (23/0580/FH) lodged on land owned by [...]
Queens House Folkestone: The only occupants are the pigeons
Once a place of hustle and bustle where social workers helped put the world to rights for their clients, the building now stands silent. No shuffling of feet, no noise except [...]
Council to extend Princes Parade Planning Permission
The current planning permission for Princes Parade, Y17/1042/SH must be implemented by 17 July 2023, otherwise it lapses. However, the Council have made a recommendation to [...]
Proposed 132 Homes for High Knocke, Dymchurch, refused
Planning application 21/2525/FH – Land Adjoining High Knocke Farm, 65 Seabourne Way, Dymchurch, was refused at last night’s planning committee. The site pictured [...]
Otterpool Park Update: Under Starters Orders
So we are under starters orders. The Otterpool Park planning application; which we said at the beginning of this month had a provisional date of 4 April 2023, has now been [...]
Provisional date set for Otterpool Park Planning application to be heard
So eight years and five months after Folkestone & Hythe District Council purchased the land at Otterpool Lane, from the Champney Brothers for £5m, the planning [...]
Otterpool Park Update: Consultation opens on new information submitted
Further information relating to the Otterpool Park outline planning application – Y19/0257/FH – has been submitted. Otterpool Park, a 756 hectare site, is where [...]
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 [...]
SAGA Enbrook site intended for future housing.
Updated: 08/02/23 @ 17:55 No doubt you’ve heard, and possibly read, SAGA is to close its Kent headquarters at Enbrook (Sandgate) due to the changes in working [...]
Our public face throws hat into ring for forthcoming May elections
Before getting onto the part where our public face throws his hat into the ring for the forthcoming elections in May, there’s another matter to draw to your attention. [...]
Otterpool Park Update: Kent Ecological Advice Service query if Biodiversity Net Gain will exceed 20%.
It can’t be easy wanting to build a new town where you wish to build up to 10,000 homes. It would seem that Otterpool Park LLP, the master developer is running into [...]
Housing development at former St Saviour’s Hospital site in Hythe, in doubt
Detail, detail detail, the devil is in the detail. From the evidence publicly available it would appear for the former St Saviour Hospital reserved matters planning [...]
All work and spending on Bigginswood must stop with immediate effect due to lapsed planning permission
Land at Bigginswood, Cheriton, was purchased in Dec 2016 under urgency powers by the then Coporate Director Dr Susan Priest. The price paid by the Council was £1.5m; which [...]
Otterpool Park Update: Hidden Agenda’s and Fair Value
Ever since the first piece of land was purchased by the Council at Otterpool, in Dec 2015, for £5m from the Champney Brothers, the fair value of the land has risen by 540%, [...]
Stodmarsh Update: “There is no prospect of the nutrients disappearing in the next 5-year period”
“For the foresseable future, it looks like nutrient neutrality is here to stay. There is no prospect of the nutrients disappearing in the next 5-year period” [...]
Otterpool Park Update: We Name Developers for Phase One
Exclusive Updated: 26/09/22 @16:43 Back in July when the sun was warm, skies were clear and talk of a drought was sweeping its way across the nation’s media, we [...]
Otterpool Park Update: Fundamental errors in updated Otterpool Park planning application
After seven years and more than £55m spent, the updated Otterpool Park Planning Application – Y19/0257/FH – has been submitted and is out to consultation now. [...]
Start Me Up
Four years ago, the former Silver Spring site sat empty. The Herald ran a story about how the derelict Silver Spring site in Folkestone will look after much needed [...]
Developer offered land for 2,000 homes in exchange for building new hospital facility for free
Developer Quinn Estates have been offered land for 2,000 homes in exchange for building new hospital facility on land owned by Kent County Council & Canterbury City [...]
Princess Royal called in to planning as ‘evidence of neglect’ is confirmed by Council
‘evidence of neglect‘, objections from The Victorian Society, KCC Archaeology, CPRE Historic Buildings Committee, and Save Britain’s Heritage as well as a [...]
Jenners Planning Application will remove more than just trees
Folkestone & Hythe District Council declared a Climate Emergency in July 2019, committing to become carbon neutral by 2030. The same year, Friends of the Earth launched a [...]