Author: Lesley

The future of The Green will be on the agenda.

View it here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHM5u1MIjUg&feature=youtu.be

 

 

Needless to say cabinet voted for the recommendations ie to invite HTC to make The Green available and subject to that agreement to prepare a planning application for The Green. Also to ask KCC for a decision re the school. And taking account of that to prepare a planning application for Princes Parade. Councillor Collier asked how this fitted in with the Local Plan but they ignored his question! Lots of issues not covered including the risks of developing Princes Parade. They reckon there are ways of overcoming the covenant on The Green.

The Resource Scrutiny Committee did vote last night to recommend that Cabinet looks again at Nickoll’s Quarry but it is only a recommendation. Feels like a minor victory though. Cabinet meet next Wed at 5pm.

We have lots of concerns about the latest Princes Parade report to be discussed at cabinet next Wednesday. Although the preferred option for the new leisure centre is now The Green (with Princes Parade still the fallback option) this doesn’t in any way save Princes Parade as they are relying on selling part of the site for housing to part fund the new facility.

http://www.shepway.gov.uk/…/rcabt20151104%20Princes%20Parad…

Good to be on the front page again but it’s not true that we claim” the only consultation residents answered was over the location of the proposed development on Princes Parade held by SDC in June 2014.”  This consultation was carried out by Shepway’s PR consultants and the only choice offered was whether the new Leisure Centre should be on the east or west end of Princes Parade. Shepway have carried out various “public consultations” but the only one we recognise as having been properly carried out was the Issues & Options consultation carried out as part of the Local Plan process early in 2015.

At the recent cabinet meeting it was confirmed that the next stage of the Local Plan has been postponed until March 2016. However, Andy Jarrett will be presenting his Princes Parade report to cabinet on Nov 4th 5pm. Please put the date in your diary and try to join us in the public gallery. The Princes Parade project will also be discussed by the Resources Scrutiny Committee on 28th Oct at 7pm. Again your support would be much appreciated.

There will be a presentation about Hythe swimming pool by two Shepway officers at this Thursday’s Hythe Town Council meeting – 16th July 6.45pm.

Princes Parade will be on the agenda on 22nd July – probably as part of the Local Plan update. Please join us in the public gallery.

Shepway will be carrying out tests on site on 17th & 18th June. They say an ecologist will be present.