Shepway’s consultants Tibbalds have identified the fact that the proposed development on Princes Parade will have a significant impact on the area and have concluded that an Environment Impact Assessment is necessary. They have therefore submitted a document to Shepway’s planning department setting out the scope of such an assessment should the planners agree that one is necessary. They have assessed the various possible impacts as low, medium or high with the possible impacts including the effect on the canal and visual amenity. The public can read the Tibbalds report and submit comments on it via the link below but please note this is not an opportunity to object to development on the site. http://searchplanapps.shepway.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=externalDocuments&keyVal=OAZD4JNZ05900
Reminder about March
Just a reminder about the march on Saturday – 10.30 at Douglas Ave Hythe. We believe that the organisers will be collecting donations for their cause. Save Princes Parade will not be involved in this as we don’t take donations in this way. However if you would like to make a pledge towards any future legal action specific to PP please send us an email to info@saveprincesparade.org.
Contacting Shepway
Shepway have now told us that the best email address to contact them on is princes.parade@shepway.gov.uk not info@princesparade.co.uk. If you haven’t yet written your email setting out why you object to development on PP please do so today and copy us in noreply@saveprincesparade.org. People are sometimes a bit nervous about what to write but all the emails we’ve seen so far have been brilliant – nothing beats the personal touch. And don’t forget to sign up for updates from Shepwayhttp://www.princesparade.co.uk/outline-programme.html. They are promising to hold an exhibition.
Protest March Sat Aug 6th
If you’ve seen the front page of today’s Express you will see that a march is planned for Sat 6th August to raise awareness of all the major developments proposed in the Hythe area including Otterpool, the lorry park and Princes Parade. Save Princes Parade have been invited to join in and we hope lots of you will join us as this is an excellent opportunity to spread the word about our campaign. We are aware that not all our supporters will necessarily be against all the other proposed developments but as this is just a march to increase awareness of what is happening in and around Hythe we think it is appropriate for us to be involved on this occasion. Meet at the corner of Douglas Ave and the A259 in Hythe at 10.30 am. Please wear your Princes Parade T shirts, bring banners etc You can order these from Frizbees in Folkestone 01303 720086. Or you could download our poster here to make a placard:
https://saveprincesparade.co.uk/poster/
Shepway Propaganda
Shepway have relaunched their website www.princesparade.co.uk but none of our concerns are addressed. They say we can submit our views as part of the Places and Policies consultation but that doesn’t open until October and they are intending to present the planning application for Princes Parade in November so it’s not clear how or when our views will be considered – if at all. There is, however, an email address for comments info@princesparade.co.uk so please send a brief email just to say that you object to any development on the site and briefly setting out your reasons. You might like to stress the importance of the site as open space and for wildlife; the harm development might do to the Royal Military canal (which is a scheduled ancient monument) or your concerns about disturbing the contamination. The important thing is to make your comment personal to you – we need Shepway to understand how attached we all are to this wonderful piece of land.
Currently over 3700 have signed our online petition against development. If 3700 people send an email to info@princesparade.co.uk then maybe Shepway will start to listen to us. We would be grateful if you would copy your emails to noreply@saveprincesparade.org so we can monitor how many emails have been sent.
Local Plan Consultation Delayed Again
We were expecting the next Local Plan consultation to start next month but looking at the agenda for Thursday’s cabinet meeting it looks like it has been postponed until October. We are trying to find out why.
According to the documents to be approved by cabinet, Princes Parade is a preferred site with a target of 150 houses whereas the Golf Course has been deemed unsuitable for development. Read more here – item 6:
Once we have seen the minutes of the cabinet meeting we will decide how to respond to this.
Dates for your Diary
Our drop in session so that you can catch up on the latest news and find out what the next steps are will be on Sat 25 June 2-5pm in Seabrook Church Hall. And a picnic has been arrange for Jul 9 4pm meet at the children’s play area.
Nature Walk Sun 22nd May 10am
Join us for a guided nature walk around Princes Parade on Sunday 22nd May at 10am. Meet at the white tram shelter ( about one third of the way along Princes Parade starting from the Seabrook end).
Herald Poll
82% of those taking part in the poll voted for leave it alone.” This is very similar to the proportion of people who opted for no development in the consultation for in the Places & Policies consultation (part of Shepway’s Local Plan process) but will David Monk acknowledge that?
Apostrophe
The Martello column in today’s Herald queries why we use an apostrophe in Prince’s Parade. The reason we do so is that the promenade was opened by the Prince of Wales on 15th October 1881.