Consultation responses table Otterpool Y19/0257/FH OTTERPOOL PARK – Y19/0257/FH CONSULTATION SUMMARY TABLE NEIGHBOUR RESPONSES RECEIVED BETWEEN 18TH MARCH AND JULY 11TH 2019 Table 1 Consultation Responses (neighbour responses) Ref. Name Date received Comments LPA Reference 1. Graham Hodkinson 21/03/2019 As a resident of Folkestone I’m Horrified at the proposals. There are far too many people, houses and cars in East Kent LPA115 already with an infrastructure that is creaking and can’t cope. 2. Margaret Ludlow 21/03/2019 (1) 21/03/2019 LPA40 29/04/2019 “In the local paper it is mentioned that after taking into account people’s views the plans have been passed. This is an 06/06/2019 untruth, nobody wanted Otterpool. The council have taken no notice at all of peoples view. They have all been ignored, 07/08/2019 and all the plans have been discussed behind closed doors. This development will be a disaster for all concerned, no schools, no surgery, not enough water and too much traffic on the roads. The area is supposed to be an area of natural beauty and to let the greedy offshore owners to build horrid little hutches on the land is wicked. The other developments on file are going to make the core strategy link all the area to Sellindge and beyond which was never in the starting plan. The new houses going up in Sellindge are like a maze with no space and I can see when cars are parked up there will be no space at all. It is a horrid development. Sellindge as a lovely friendly village with enough shops has been spoilt forever.” (2) 29/04/2019 This application makes a lovely country village into a sprawling town. Already the "small" development by Taylor Wimpy has made a difference to the level of traffic, and all the extensive road works which we have had to put up with has made no difference at all, these huge TlR's still come thundering through the village. The people that the council are in cahoots with have off shore bank accounts so nothing will go into the coffers but into the pockets of a few unscrupulous people. We do not want this ugly enormous building application to go ahead. Things like the roman remains of a large development have been covered up so the residents of the villages could not see them. This area is steeped in history and also good growing soil to feed people. I understand that Mr Monk thinks mud is just dirt. He has no idea; he is a complete towney. The area designated for all this building is an area of outstanding beauty at the base of the North downs and there are many scientific species of flora and fauna which over some time I have sent photos to the FDC. This horrid plan has been thrown out once when the scale of the houses looked like rabbit hutches. Throw it out again. (3) 06/06/2019 This development will ruin the lives of a lot of people and animals and if the Ruben Brothers and David Monk looked at any nature programmes on TV they would hear that open land and to able to see and smell fresh air it benefits us all. No Otterpool. (4) 07/08/2019 Reading in the parish council news that only 165 comments have been received about this planning application I am amazed, as over the months there have been marches and many more that 165 people attended, so is it that it is so difficult to use the internet?. Reading the results of the Princes Parade vote and also Otterpool I think that is doesn’t Consultation responses table Otterpool Y19/0257/FH matter how many letters the council received the result will be the same because of dodgy dealings. We in the villages do not want Otterpool or to have the Princes Parade ruined. How come that the environment agency changed its mind,? I find that shocking when it is supposed to protect special places where wild and wonderful species live. Years ago I contacted the FDC about 7 dead bats that I found along the canal path, what had happened to those little bodies?. I hope that there are still some living today, this area needs to be protected. Back to plans for Princes Parade, the plans should be to build the swimming pool on Martello lakes as that would reduce the number of cars coming through Hythe, and be nearer for the people that live on the marsh. When the new Aldi store opens in a few days time the junction at the Light railway will be horrendous. It is already very bad. Not a lot of thought has gone into that planning. Go back to the drawing board and sort things out for the residents of Hythe and surrounding villages. Yours sincerely, Margaret Ludlow. 3. Carole Abbott (x 5 26/03/2019 (1) 26/03/2019 LPA46 separate comments) 26/03/2019 “I must oppose the above application. 8,500 houses instead of the present numbers in villages around Sellindge and 3/4/2019 Lympne is just not viable. This would make the villages more like towns. In any case who will buy the houses? Initially 10/04/2019 this idea was announced prior to the residents knowing. SHDC should have consulted the residents to confirm their 6/06/2019 agreement or otherwise. This they did not do. Does the Council realise that when buying a house one decides whether it be in the town or country? I think all villagers in this area chose to live in the country. The building of the proposed houses, some of which are near to an AOB, would destroy all the green spaces, farmland. In actual fact almost all green land will be tarmacked over, completely spoiling all countryside, animal life. What about inhalation of fumes also? I see that health centres are to be built within The New Town. Are SDHC unaware of the acute shortage of Doctors presently? When things come down to water shortage, that is a critical disaster. Don't the Councils know that we live in an area of acute water shortage. I have read that in 25 years’ time things will really be serious, so building now seems to be asking for disaster. We are often having hosepipe bans now. Just another reason why I would ask the Council to abandon this New Town project. 8,500 new houses is probably going to mean at least two cars per house. Surely the Council must understand the roads are extremely busy now, often queues etc. The roads are presently unsuitable for yet more traffic.” (2) 26/03/2019 “It was originally advertised as only proceeding if it obtained support from residents of the area. Public consultations have been held when the overwhelming response has been against this proposal. Councillors Monk and Hollingsbee have refused to meet residents to discuss it so avoiding feedback. Where is the democracy in this? There has been no in-depth assessment of the provision of water supplies to this number of new houses when this area is already acknowledged as being in an area of water shortage. There is not the medical infrastructure to meet this number of new residents when local surgeries are already finding it difficult to recruit Doctors. The building is scheduled to be on green field sites which the area can ill afford to lose. The Councils own projections of future housing need do not support the need for this number of new houses. The Council have blatantly lied to residents when, in the background and behind closed doors, secretly proceeding against the public wishes. i.e. the farmland on which Otterpool is based was explained as being a purchase to provide an income stream. Within days it became the basis for a new Garden Town. Blatant lies.” (3) 3/4/19 I must object to the whole of the Otterpool scheme. When the scheme was announced not one of the villagers had any idea of what was planned. Surely it would have been courtesy to tell the villagers first? I wonder why? I object on the following grounds – I. Firstly we will lose all our green fields and space. I know you will contradict me here, but presently we do have 100%. You tell us there will be 50%, obviously this would be including what green space there will be once the houses are built... II. Once "The Lees" is finished there will be hazards which will be dangerous. In particular by Swan Lane and the Coop, a noted area accidents. In view of pedestrians, not every pedestrian will use the crossing, making it more dangerous. I have heard the Co-op is to become a takeaway store, so there will/should be pedestrians. III. Please tell me how you are going to provide health care in a healthcare centre? Consultation responses table Otterpool Y19/0257/FH IV. Does the Council not know what state the NHS is in plus the chronic shortage of Doctors? I think it takes 7-8 years to qualify as a Doctor. V. We want all green fields, farmers crops, particularly as Brexit is almost upon us. VI. We want our wildlife, birds, habitats left alone please. This will disappear if Otterpool becomes reality. VII. So what about the chronic water shortage? Quite obviously the Council is proposing to ignore this problem? A very big problem it will be in twenty five years time when we discover dreadful problems.