DDC vote for 460 homes in Sholden

From  This is Kent:
RESIDENTS in Sholden have reacted furiously to a Dover District Council decision to allow 460 new homes to be built in their village.

After ten years of battles with developers Hillreed Homes, Ward Homes and the council, Sholden parish council chairman Phillip Marsh described the decision last night as "absolutely gutting."

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The authority's planning committee voted through the proposal by the narrowest of margins, with committee chairman Councillor Bernard Butcher using his chairman's vote to decide the outcome.

Hillreed will be building 230 homes north-west of Church Lane, and Ward will be creating a sprawl on land next to the A258 and Sholden New Road.

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Sholden Plans at DDC 14th Dec

From: EAST KENT FRIENDS OF THE EARTH GROUP.

Planning Applications for new housing for both Sides of Sholden Village near Deal will be considered by The Dover District Council Planning Committee at The Council Offices at Whitfield on Wednesday Night from 6pm.

The plans include a revised appication for up to 230 residential dwellings on land between Sholden New Road and LondonRoad (A258).

The other application is for outline permission for up to 230 residential dwellings from Hancocks Field, Hunters Walk and Hyton Drive Sholden. The land includes The area between Sholden Village and Deal including Court Lodge Farm,  North West of Church Lane Sholden/Deal.

A lot of residents from Sholden will be attending so please get there early if you can.

DWI Letter to DDC - No to Sholden development

Dear Dover District Council,

I am writing on behalf of all the members of our group to express our profound dismay over the plans for development of land in the Sholden area, as referred to above.

It is difficult to believe that any council would even consider developing prime agricultural land for housing when we are entering a period of uncertainty with regards to the changing climate and the arrival of peak oil. We will need all our agricultural land to feed our population during the coming years.

While questions have been raised about flooding, traffic congestion and the lack of new infrastructure, Dover District Council still continues to consider these plans.

Despite objections from many people, via petitions and public meetings, and the plans being turned down by Deal Town Council, Dover District Council still continues to consider them.

We can only hope that by persisting to object to these developments and illustrating all the drawbacks, notice will be taken and planning permission refused.

Yours sincerely,

Victoria Nicholls.
Secretary, Deal With It.

Sholden says NO

Housing development at Sholden  goes to a special planning committee of Deal Town Council at 7.15 on Wednesday 8th December.

Support the campaign to stop the building of  unsustainable houses on prime agricultural land.... come along to support Sholden Parish Council

http://www.sholdenpc.kentparishes.gov.uk/default.cfm?pid=news&newsid=5933