Local Plan: Letters

Bay is getting poor side of housing deal

What is going on? Canterbury City Council wants Herne Bay to have another 2,000 new homes built. How many Herne Bay people will live in them, and what does it do for the people that live here?

We have had our share of developments: Talmead, Neville Road, Barnes Way, Sea Street, Dence Park, two lots in Kings Road, and Town Court, just to name a few. Some of these have been built on brownfield sites and have made the town look better, more could be built this way, leaving our green fields alone, but of course Canterbury City Council don't get their big handouts for doing it that way.

Canterbury City Council has said Whitstable and Canterbury are last on their list for development, why? While they are getting the money, they do not want it there so we have to have it at Herne Bay. Herne Bay has become the dumping ground, and all investment goes to Canterbury.

Why is the money going to the Sturry crossing, how often do any of us in Herne Bay use that bit of road? I can only see Canterbury City Council are taking off us our green and pleasant land, and yet again giving nothing in return. Herne Bay roads are full of pot holes, I can't see much going on in the way of repairs, yet the money is needed for Canterbury. Two of these sites are farmland why are we taking away arable farmland and allotments to put houses on, don't we need to grow food anymore?

Shame on you Canterbury City Council!

Brenda Jones, Herne Bay

HB Times letters 30th May 2013