Promises, promises

I agree totally with the MP. Companies make all these promises and they don't happen! I've seen it first hand as I'm in the building trade. The proposed plans are completely unnecessary, and will not benefit the town at all.

The roads around the surrounding area WILL NOT cope with the increased traffic. The roads around Sweechbridge are extremely narrow and passing cars have to come to a stop to let single decker busses pass, as there just isn't enough room. Will they even think of expanding the roads? If they do that's another cost and expense and a prolonged building time which will cause absolute chaos in the village. It's busy enough with the school starting and finishing time, it gets completely chockablock. As for the sewers which have been mentioned before, we have had major problems up on the new Barnes Way estate and it's not going to help!!

It's a favoured dog walking spot, not only that its a nice peaceful spot where couples can just go for a walk and take in the surrounding views. You really want to give and dig this all up for houses which will do more damage than good??

Tony 29th Oct 2011

Destroying the view, disrupting the community

We live right next to the field and currently have wonderful un-obscured views over the fields. We are disgusted and quite horrified that this may go to allow almost one thousand unwanted and unneeded houses to be built over a fifteen to twenty year period of time.

I have already e-mailed our local county councillors and attended the initial developers open day at the Reculver School the other month to voice our concerns over this proposal.

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Urban sprawl

Hi,

We are very concerned over this proposal. We moved to Beltinge 4 years ago to enjoy a quiet retirement, and the thought of all this building work and disruption this is going to cause - the roads and services are not suitable.

We do not want this, if we all stick together let's hope we can put a stop to this urban sprawl, and keep the area as it is.

RR 26th Oct 2011

Wrong size, wrong place

The amount of traffic it will generate on our roads and infrastructure will be horrendous. It's too big a developement, in the wrong place and I feel it's all about making profit for the developer.

Unfortunately Beltinge has been swallowed up by Herne Bay, we have to make a stand and say enough is enough. More homes may be needed but, in the right place, the right size, with great thought about the surrounding community.

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Concerns: size, infrastructure, traffic...

My Concerns are:

1. A totally disproportionate development. 1 - 200 units might be acceptable but 1,000 is ridiculous.
2. The village of Beltinge and its already strained infrastructure would be overwhelmed by such a development to the detriment of the quality of life of existing residents.

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