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. [...]
Ship Street
Ship Street – no return on investment for 40 – 60 years
In 2017, the council admitted their “proposal to purchase the land at Ship Street, is not one that will generate a substantial commercial return for the Council and there [...]
Overview & Scrutiny can ‘follow the council pound’ to discover where the £88 million in borrowing will come from.
The Council’s Overview & Scrutiny Committee (OSC) has long been the lion which never roared. The OSC can go on site visits, conduct public surveys, hold public [...]
Have the Council found a Magic Money Tree for their five development projects?
Folkestone & Hythe District Council five development projects, are all subject to rising inflation, higher borrowing costs, and supply chain issues, which means costs [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council buy Ship Street site twice
Updated: 17/04/21 @08:42 On the 20th October 2019, Kentonline Folkestone section declared that Folkestone & Hythe District Council had bought the former Gasworks site at [...]
Coming Soon: Proposals for more money for Otterpool Park acquisitions, proposals to purchase Ship Street Gasworks and an EKH tenant consultation.
Coming soon to the council chamber – 16th Oct – are proposals and recommendations to be put to Cabinet. These proposals are to allow further spending on land [...]
£57 Million Pounds of Development Funding Bids Submitted By 7 Kent Councils.
We need housing to be built across the country, that we do not dispute. We need more homes in Kent, but how many and where? Development doesn’t come without its [...]
Ship Street Part 2
Shepway District Council have now put up the information regarding the special meetings of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee and the Cabinet, on Wednesday 27th Sept 2017, [...]
Shepway District Council Have Made An Offer To Purchase Former Gaswork’s Site at Ship Street, Folkestone.
Ship Street Former Gaswork Site (pictured below) is under offer and features on the National Grid Property Portal website. The agent is BNP Paribas. From sources within [...]