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Up at crack of dawn today!
The meeting yesterday on Western Heights was introduced by a spokesman from Defend Kent.
Firstly, anyone can make a representation to DDC on the CGI proposals to develop on W,H. and at Farthingloe, anyone in Dover or from anywhere in Britain.
The representations are NOT just limited to Braddon residents.
I will supply later on today the exact address AND reference number you must use when making a representation, as the signs were up ONLY in the immediate vicinity of the proposed development area, namely only at Braddon. I didn't take a pen and paper with me, so will go up again today and write the correct particulars down.
The representation should not be emotive, or emotional, but technical, ie, giving reasons that are in alignment with technical issues.
To give one example, to mention the impact of traffic in rural/green areas arising from new developments, is technical.
If you have any clue on standing development regulations applied by DDC, this might help, if you quote them.
The consultation period closes on 6th July 2012, NOT on 9th July as printed in the Dover Express. By 6th July, your representations must be received.
I'll give some more details later as to what was said.
For now, let it suffice to know that the CGI development proposals are not in line with DDC core strategy, which, as you may know, is amply booked out with development of houses from brown fields such as Maison Dieu Road next to the Job Centre, to enormous settlements such as Sholden or, mightier still, Whitfield.
CGI's proposals are an attempt to enter through the back door and add extra housing to the DDC core strategy, without respecting the core strategy rules.
DDC stands to gain plenty of financial bonuses by way of council tax (and double council tax) for extra housing development added to their already fully booked out core strategy.
More to follow...
