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  There is a catch 22 situation. Some people think that this means the housing will be built immediately leaving houses unsold and no jobs for those who buy. It does not work that way.
  
  Dont forget all we are talking about here is planning allocation of land to be developed over, what a 30 year period. Whether to build and how fast will depend on how developers see the housing market here and whether they think the houses will sell. Clearly the jobs market will influence that.
  
  Employers will not come to an area if they cannot recruit enough employees, so if we did not allocate land in planning terms to housing it could stifle development and discourage more employment.
  
  Likewise, remember - people are not these days limited to employment near where they live. The fast rail link, for instance, will open up Dover to commuters who work in London. While we want jobs in Dover we should not ignore the advantage of the relatively high paid jobs these would have and the potential spend in this area resulting.
  
  To be honest, Clive Meredith is talking utter tosh. Fair enough really, as a Whitfield Councillor he can be excused because he is representing the concenrs of his constituents, who dont want the development in Whitfield for NIMBY reasons.
  
  This housing is needed for Dover's regeneration and without it the area will decline further.

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