The proposed development of Hillborough is highly contentious. Nobody would deny the likelihood of a need for more family housing to serve the interests of the growing population of Herne Bay. Balancing that need with the protection of the townscape and the rural environment is going to require, however, a very great deal of thought and care and I do not personally believe that the present aspirant developer, Kitewood, has to date applied anything like sufficient diligence to their proposition.