Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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DDC are desperate to point at something, anything, that is seen as development in Dover to cover up their shortcomings. It seems Whitfield, where I lived for 20 years, is the scapegoat.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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I detect some sour grapes winging down from whitfield residents.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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As I said far to late move on.
There is no point keeping on about this it has happen and history now.
I am in my last year on any council but notice should be taken by all parish councils of Whitfield and Hawkage and what happen and try to stop it happingi n their own parish.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Taking steps to try and stop planning by the D.D.C, and K.C.C. In new builds in town and parishs are taken far to late to stop them.
Action needs to be taken years before they start to plan houses .
The District council do what they call"Forward planning"this means they are looking at a area in the town or parish that one day that might be ten years away even never for building houses.
Already we see this done in Dover itself new builds might take away our football ground ,and the rugby ground and anyland around it.
That was put on the forward planning and made public last year.
That is the time for parish councils and the town council is a parish council to start on a campaign to try and have that stoped . But because it is forward planning and might not happen for many years they let it go by when infact that is the very time to start campaigning against it.
Councils need to have one or two cllrs looking at planning each week keeping their eyes open to what might happen in the years ahead.
I have said this so many times at meetings it got boring for me.
We need a new kind of Cllr on the councils of today gone are the days when all they do is keep on about salt bins being filled and DOGS mess .
I am not saying they should not keep on about that to but they are things that can be done at the time,but buildings are not.
I do think that all cllrs should get a payment but in return thy need to be on the ball.
Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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Probably right, Jan. It's all gettting a bit "Vogon constrcutor fleet".
Anyway, I plan to keep on about it until the cows come home... or until their fields disappear under concrete.
Guest 697- Registered: 13 Apr 2010
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The fact that housing developments are now getting underway across the district - Aylesham, Buckland Mill, Elysium Park, Sholden, Whitfield - is a sign of investor confidence. These developments will not have been overlooked by retail and leisure investors who have signed up for the St James's development.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Then Mr Stucken you need to get on a council just writing on a forum will get no where.
Sorry but so many of you come onto the forum saying this or that should be done well try and help in stoping it.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Good point Kevin - investor confidence is what it is all about.
Roger
Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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Vic - not everyone has the time. If you do - bully for you. Since when did you have to be willing to put yourself up for office in order to be able to criticise the actions of politicians?
Roger - investor confidence can be boosted without sacrificing endless acres of our countryside. If we hadn't deindustrialised there would be other ways of boosting our economy rather than immigration-houses-shops.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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We are going nowhere on this one anymore time to end it.
Just to add parish cllrs are not politicians but members of the public like yourself that just try to make where they live better place for all to live it.
And like 1000s of other cllrs we all held full time jobs and familys.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I can't argue about de-industrialising, but that was bigger than DDC - they don't make national policies.
I do not agree at all with open-door immigration, which is putting so much pressure on almost all services provided, but if people do want to live here, they must comply with certain rules - and too many of them don't.
Roger
Guest 697- Registered: 13 Apr 2010
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New businesses and jobs are also being created in the district with investments from companies like Multipanel who have relocated their manufacturing from China! A high-tech manufacturing operation attracted to the district by its excellent transport links. Discovery Park is also one of the best performing Enterprise Zones in the country. The new housing being built at these developments is all part of the strategy and specifically focus on the sort of housing that will appeal to working age people and young families.
Guest 782- Registered: 4 Oct 2012
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Kevin, I cannot deny that Discovery Park is a success, but in its wake are 000's of square feet of unlet offices where people either have set up in DP or relocated there leaving gaping holes in the towns from whence they came. Dover is not alone.
I noticed on another thread a suggestion that DDC should relocate to Dover Town. Someone else mentioned it to me last night and it has struck me that although it wll never happen, the enormous benefit to the Town Centre businesses and the staff themselves if they were to come here.
With M&S leaving and the high business rated properies difficult to let, when DTIZ finally comes on line, Cannon St and Biggin St may well be desolate. What I cannot discover is what the plan is to rejuvinate it when the town becomes shiny and new on the edge, but the centre is but more of a haven for customers of The Eight Bells.
On the up side, cafe society is definately taking off. We seem to have more than ever and with another two micro pubs and privately operated "Nando" style restaurant soon to open we have a splendid offer. Smaller shops with low rateable values are letting like little hot cakes which is something we haven't seen for several years. This on anyone's scale, must be good. Whether the mix of offer is right or not, only time will tell, but certainly the Market Square, King Street and Bench Street seem to be seeing something of a renaisance in terms of expectant hope that DTIZ will now happen.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Oi, I'm a customer of the Eight Bells. Occasionally.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 782- Registered: 4 Oct 2012
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Professional market research no doubt Peter!
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Of course.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
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Simon, I'd be interested to know how many Dover centric businesses have located totally to DP to your knowledge.
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Dover centric? Is centric the new word for based?
Blimey Paul even you're using newspeak now, Charlie calls coppers "police people".
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
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Well you understood it Simon. Full marks.
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Simon?