Guest 675- Registered: 30 Jun 2008
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Still having great difficulty with the "attractiveness" of a carpark. Definitely do not see any "good for Dover", unless it is shorthand for, Dover District Council parking revenue.
Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.
Richard Armour
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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chris,dont worry dover is one of the biggist car parks in the uk.
Certainly the sodding lay-bys are if the lorries parked with their a**es poking out into the road are anything to go by. Dangerous, but what do the police do?
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Yes it does Jenni - a 5 year plan should see it almost, if not completely, finished.
I agree Bern, many of those trucks are quite/very, dangerous.
Roger
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Five years from the day it starts and when may that be Roger,this year,nextyear or the year after that.?
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Next Year Vic.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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i thought it had a much shorter time span, i was expecting completion in 2014.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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So was I.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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peter
as i remember it the hotel was supposed to be completed late 2012 and thewhole thing 2 years later.
if it had been the whole dtiz then 5 years would be acceptable
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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We had a meeting with the developers in Sept 2005 and they promised us the whole scheme would be up and running by Christmas 2007. That was one reason I wrote to the council in strong support of the plans.
I am still strongly supportive of this scheme, although it is not ideal, and will ask to speak in support when it goes to Planning Committee. But I shall mention that if it falls by the wayside like so many other schemes have done, the town will forgive neither the council nor the developers.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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You are not coming round to myway of thinking are you? Burlington will still be with us in five years time,said this many times now.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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My understanding is that it will be completed sooner than 5 years, but surely it is safer to say 5 years than say 2 and it takes more.
The 2 planning applications are in - one for the Hotel, the other for the rest. I understand it will be quite early in 2012 when we see the first one at Planning Committee stage.
I hate your negativity Vic's - I don't hate you though, just your "this won't happen, that won't happen" attitude; it will happen, unless anything untoward or unseen, stops it.
Roger
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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roger;
you will know as in other areas of the constituency that frustration does mount, and this sometimes can result in negative comments.
but these usually are born out out of frustration of being fobbed off so many times.
i share views on the planning depts lack of vision and have said so in other posts, but im hopeful this scheme takes off as it is the best we are going to get at this time and its better to support this than have the present site.
ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I appreciate what you say Keith.
Roger
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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But Roger it has not happen now for over 30years,talks yes action no.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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The past is irrelevent, it is now we need to think of.....
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 675- Registered: 30 Jun 2008
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If there were a couple of companies in Burlington house with maybe 20 employees, so that there were lights going on and off, would everyone be in such a rush to be fobbed off with the worst plans yet for the DTIZ?
Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.
Richard Armour
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I admit that the current plans may not be the best, but with Burlington House and the multi-story down one of the biggest costs (and eyesores) will be out of the the way.
All the land will be in the same ownership with the infrastructure in place, so any future improvements to the site will be a lot easier for the area to evolve. If it is successful then there will be knock on effects into the surrounding area and the rest of the town.....
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Well said Paul, no good living in the past and listening to the doom and gloom merchants, let's all look forward with optimism
There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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We can all look forward with optimism like we done for the pass 30years or more but will it happen this time, well like I have said before "It is just wait and see" I hope this time that I am wrong and it goes ahead" But---