tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post304065991264366407..comments2023-10-04T16:22:32.920+01:00Comments on Thanet Strife: WHO IS RUNNING THANET: KCC OR OUR ELECTED COUNCILLORS?Bertie Biggleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197385124719226254noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-82570447392793827932008-11-23T13:27:00.000+00:002008-11-23T13:27:00.000+00:0010.25, I am slightly at a loss. We have planning c...10.25, I am slightly at a loss. We have planning consent for 1,200 houses at Westwood Cross already; we have EKO LLP (KCC & TDC)and Rosefarm Estates wanting 700 houses on Eurokent and we have KCC wanting 200 houses on Hereson School site and goodness knows how many on the Go Wild land at Holy Trinity School. We have over 800 flays empty and unsold and goodness knows how many new houses unsold. We have TDC wanting to squeeze in development on its 'assets sales'. Thanet is well ahead of its target set by GOSE for housing builds. <BR/><BR/> All I can do is point out what is going on from what EKO LLP (KCC/TDC) do and say in their public releases. If you know or can get anymore out of this secretive set-up, please feel free to put ip up here and share it.Bertie Biggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197385124719226254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-6799378555541506682008-11-23T09:26:00.000+00:002008-11-23T09:26:00.000+00:00I agree it does look very compromising. Thanet Dis...I agree it does look very compromising. Thanet District Council seem very good at appearing to be thunderously two faced even when being relatively innocent (as they can be).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-17387032333363638202008-11-22T10:25:00.000+00:002008-11-22T10:25:00.000+00:00I'm attacking you because you always float a story...I'm attacking you because you always float a story with only one side of the picture and present it as true. If you are so worried about the consequences of 700 new homes and have the time to research, why don't you do a proper job and phone the people you who are supposedly pushing this through to find out what is really happening, and what their intentions are.<BR/><BR/>Then you might have a real story to write about.<BR/><BR/>And while you are about it, please explain why you think more homes for families in the centre of Thanet is a bad thing. Your opposition to most things the council does leads me to think that you would also oppose building on green belt land, so what exactly do you want?<BR/><BR/>Or perhaps you believe that the China Gateway should have been built in the centre, and the houses out of town?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-41012647277320288552008-11-22T08:00:00.000+00:002008-11-22T08:00:00.000+00:00If you read the document extract you'll see quite ...If you read the document extract you'll see quite clearly that EKO LLP has every intention of trying to change the local plan so it can make what Roger Latchford referred to as 'filling our coffers'. I've seen several of the earlier months' editions of the document Bertie has posted and each one refers to Eurokent and Manston in similar terms including 'enquiries for sites at Manston and Eurokent continue'. Now we know CGP is trying to buy land at Manston but EKO LLP is holding out its hands for ridiculous amounts of money and, as a result,is one factor why CGP has been stalled in its plans. Let's not forget, Paul Carter, Leader at KCC is himself a property developer so perhaps we can assume KCC has its own plans for the Manston site. Housing on Eurokent against the wishes of everyone except, I think, Cllr. Latchford since he is on EKO LLP. This organisation is impossible to track down and KCC refuses to answer FOI Act requests on this topic citing 'commercial sensitivity'. Draw your own conclusions from that, anonymous 23.02.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-57301699950558373312008-11-21T23:49:00.000+00:002008-11-21T23:49:00.000+00:00Thankyou 23.02. I find it fascinating that wheneve...Thankyou 23.02. I find it fascinating that whenever I raise an issue about TDC that I attract a personal attack rather than a reasoned argument or rebuttal. Are you denying that Cllr Kirby presented a paper to Cabinet outlining a change to the LDF? Are you denying that KCC is preparing its arguments to support a change to the LDF in Thanet? Has this even been discussed by our Councillors? Are they even aware of it? Are you denying that our two MPs have said they do not agree with 700 houses on Eurokent? Are you denying that Roger Gale has said that he will ask for any changes to the LDF to be called in by The Secretary of State? <BR/>Rather than speculate on what is going on in my head, ask yourself, Cllr, (forgive me if I am wrong in that assumption) if our Local Governance in Thanet is open and transparent? You may or may not be aware that as long ago as April, 'Strife' made the simple supposition that a change to the LDF at Eurokent was envisaged. That is now clearly the case?Bertie Biggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197385124719226254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-68272915504751515582008-11-21T23:02:00.000+00:002008-11-21T23:02:00.000+00:00Why don't you just ring people up to find their ac...Why don't you just ring people up to find their actual views, rather than indulge in your constant innuendo and supposition about what KCC and TDC Cabinet think?<BR/><BR/>What is going on in your head that makes you believe everything these people think is automatically wrong?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com