Hillborough: front page HB Gazette

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Rallying call against plan for 1,375 homes

More than 100 residents flocked to a meeting on Monday night to discuss plans for up to 1,375 homes in Hillborough. It was the second public meeting about the controversial £240 million housing scheme put forward by Kitewood Estates.

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Hillborough: front page HB Times

Developer Mike Dolan boycotted a meeting in the Kings Hall on Monday night after a behind-the-scenes spat with protesters. He had been prepared to face the wrath of objectors to his company’s plans to build 1,000 new homes at Hillborough - but when campaign boss Laura Calder refused to show him her presentation in advance, he quit.

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King's Hall meeting report

About 150 people went to the King's Hall on Monday evening for the "Save Hillborough" campaign meeting.

The recent proposal from developers Kitewood for over 1,000 new homes north of the Thanet Way on the eastern boundary of Herne Bay has worried many residents.

One of the main concerns voiced at the meeting was that the already over-stretched local infrastructure - sewage, transport, education, health and so on - simply wouldn't be able to cope.

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