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Cockering Farm housing approval: CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England) Kent slams ‘lamentable’ consultation, see the post here
17/09/2018: MP ROSIE HITS THANINGTON & CHARTHAM PLANNING BUNGLES Get behind Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield’s Facebook post putting her weight into this and offering to chair a meeting of interested parties so it can be considered properly: https://www.facebook.com/pg/RosieDuffieldMP/posts/?ref=page_internal More Likes/posts = council more likely to listen.
05/09/2018: Chartham Parish Council, now that it has been given the opportunity, has objected to the development. Thus it combines with objections from Thanington Parish Council, the Wincheap Society and the Canterbury Society.
With the new National Planning Policy Framework emphasis on local consultation, and particularly because of the Council’s demonstrated failure to consult previously, each individual’s comment will make a difference. you can see other people’s comments and make a difference by objecting here
Chartham Parish Council’s clerk wrote,
” I am writing on behalf of Chartham Parish Council following a number of representations received from parishioners to object to this application for a further 400 houses in Thanington Without. Chartham Parish Council echo a number of points already made in previous comments, in particular in terms of traffic and visual impact as well as the lack of amenities e.g. doctors surgery. The current infrastructure along the A28 is not adequate for the present levels of use, with static and slow moving traffic a regular occurrence, especially at peak times during the day. Most households now have two vehicles or more which means a possible increase of 800 vehicles or more onto this stretch of road. In terms of the parish, this will impact particularly on Cockering Road and also at the top of the village to Downs Road. The current levels of congestion are only likely to get worse and the residents who travel from Chartham to Canterbury on a regular basis, whether for work or other reasons, will be affected. The traffic measures proposed do not seem adequate to address these issues. The public transport links also do not seem adequate to serve the new developments in the area. In terms of Chartham, more people are likely to want to use the rail service – which normally the Parish Council would support an increase in use of public transport to reduce congestion and air pollution, however there is no designated parking facility for the rail station and this is likely to have a knock-on effect on parking in neighbouring residential streets from people outside the village using the station. Chartham Parish Council is also concerned about the impact of the new development on views from the parish, which still remain largely agricultural and unspoilt. In particular, the Parish Council is concerned on the potential impact to Larkey Valley Wood (a Site of Special Scientific Interest), the areas of AONB and the Kent Downs. The Parish Council also object to the use of this greenfield site, which will bring the urban envelope of Canterbury a step closer to the parish. Although the Parish Council respect that there is increased pressure to build more houses in the district, Chartham is characterised by its very rural setting and it is important that a green space break is maintained between Chartham and Canterbury so as to not spoil the unique character of the area.”
04/09/2018: Canterbury City Council has opened up the site to comments. You can make a difference and join others who have already made them by going here.
This is the report of the meeting on 21st August postponement in the Canterbury Journal in which Council spokesman Rob Davies is seeking to suggest this is a minor technicality. Click here to read the report.
