Got one of your leaflets on public meeting at Kings hall. First of all I do not agree its unwanted development, what about the shortage of housing and jobs in England? Its not as if this space is the only green space around.
If you put Hillborough in the midle of a six mile radius left and right (road atlas britain) you have hardly nothing to the right accept Reculver untill Minnis bay, accept sea views and green fields. Sweeping inwards through to Sarre, Upstreet, Grove you have marshes and open countryside. Westbere you have lakes and rivers then on to Broadoak and Tylerhill more countryside and woods, then Cloweswood, Thorndenwood, Bleanwood, which is about THREE times the size of Herne bay. Then back to the coast Swalecliffe on the left of Hillborough and more open space and sea.
How do I feel "fantastic" hope it gets the go ahead. 1000s of jobs, Good for the economy, more homes Britain needs badly. The only people that are against this are people like you who live close to this area and don't want anyone else to enjoy all it has to offer. Stop thinking of yourselves and think of britain and the tens of 1000s that have to rent or cannot get on the property ladder. I grew up in Kent and know this area very well indeed, we have room for 1000 or so houses. The government want it, our future children want it, the unemployed want it.
Hillborough and its six mile radius is about 25% houses once built, of the houses being 20 small villages as above. 75% green or open space or woods. Herne Bay as a whole being only 10-12% housing in my six mile radius. Look at the bigger picture, look on a map, we have the room. These are my views, my concerns are, hope they put in a petrol station in on the build.
It could be worse, imagine if it were to be a council estate???
TR 5th Nov 2011
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