Karlos- Location: Dover
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I noticed this morning that diggers have started on the field bordering the A2 and the A256.
Found a six year old map of the plans, is this still the plan?
http://investindover.co.uk/PDF/Whitfield-Map.pdfPaul Watkins- Location: Dover
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Pre-construction archaeology. No change in plans Karlos.
Karlos- Location: Dover
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Signs up on the A256 saying 42 weeks of works
to build a road junction .
Guest 1395- Registered: 5 Nov 2014
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Which will be finished first, the road junction or the railway line at Shakespeare Beach?
Lew Finnis
Brian Dixon
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or the a20 snargate street.
Karlos- Location: Dover
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Coming soon.
http://www.halsburyhomes.com/richmond-park-whitfield
[U]Starting soon, the 1st sub-phase of 94 plots from a development total of 1250 stylish new homes.[/U]
Guest 1395- Registered: 5 Nov 2014
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I noticed the sign up alongside the A2 just before the A256 turn-off. Clearly trying to sell off-plan to generate some cash-flow.
Lew Finnis
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Will these new developments will be required to take advantage of maximise of technologies such as geothermal heating, solar panels and rain water harvesting?
Personally I'd also like to see all new houses built with cellars and a usable loft space to maximise living space and minimise footprint.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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These are not meant for first time buyers but for professionals with spending power.There are plenty of lower priced houses in our district.The social houses cover our hillsides and reasonable priced houses can be found in Tower Hamlets ,dare I say Clarendon.
There are many flats housing Association flats.These higher priced houses pay high Council taxes so can only improve the District as.A whole.
Karlos- Location: Dover
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Guest 1266- Registered: 8 May 2014
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If you have spending power you are more likely to buy a pad in Whitstable or Deal and if you are professional you are going to want quick easy links to the city, gatwick etc. I can't really see Whitfield competing with Shepway Garden City, Ebbsfleet Garden City or Manston with their excellent links. Kent will be saturated with these 'professional' builds very soon whilst the affordable homes crisis will escalate.
http://www.damiancollins.com/blog/2016/05/new-garden-city-proposal-represents-a-real-opportunity-for-shepway/Jack of Hearts
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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I don't agree Jack both my sons are professional engineers and travel to Dartford every day They fly all over the world for business but are both based here in River with very nice homes.My Daughter was staying with me last week she worked in Margate a couple of days then travelled to London on the High Speed train to work in London.
They all love this part of the world .
Jan Higgins
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My lawyer grandson and his biochemist wife, so both professionals, would love to buy a place in Whitfield but can not afford these prices for their first house buy.
There are not enough reasonably priced houses available on the Whitfield side of Dover which is the area they want to live because of journeys to work and their daughter's schooling. There are also the awful car parking issues on the other side of town.
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Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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Where are all these new people going to work, to earn the money to buy these homes?
Guest 1735- Registered: 26 Apr 2016
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Sue Nicholas wrote:These are not meant for first time buyers but for professionals with spending power.There are plenty of lower priced houses in our district.The social houses cover our hillsides and reasonable priced houses can be found in Tower Hamlets ,dare I say Clarendon.
There are many flats housing Association flats.These higher priced houses pay high Council taxes so can only improve the District as.A whole.
Not only spoiling our Countryside with buildings ,this remark im sorry to say is snobbish and discriminating to say the least , are you implying that because you live in River you are better than someone who works their socks off and lives on a hillside or in association homes ?
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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Typical response post 16 .Yes I do live in River in a very modest home.My parents lived in a council house as did my in laws.When we lived in a small cottage we had an outside toilet and had to walk a quarter of a mile to obtain buckets of drinking water.When in 1987 my parent were allocated a council house they were in their seventies and were overjoyed.I too have worked hard and if you did more research Suzy you would know I'm not a snob .Im stating the facts .For some reason most of the council stock is on the hillsides of Dover.
I was the portfolio holder for housing for six years and prior to that I shadowed that role. I learnt a lot about housing both private and public. I spent a year on be regional housing board which covered various areas of the south east .On planning for ten years so do understand housing.
So please think before you hit the keyboard.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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"dare I say Clarendon" would offend many people Sue.
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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Yes I dare Howard many years ago Clarendon was part of an action group.A lot of time and effort was put into Clarendon.My eldest son lived in Malvern Road in a Housing association.house He went back to Uni I helped out a bit and then he and his partner managed to buy a house in River ,they had a small daughter ,he got a first class honours degree moved againinto a Very nice house and now lives where I would liked to have bought a house in Coxhill Gardens I never could have afforded that.Both my sons have studied and worked hard.I have helped along the way .No way am I a snob .Hard graft helps,
I have been awarded a community award for public service and work in the Rive Community.?
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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Do I need a pass to visit Clarndon?My younger son And I used to walk from River to Malvern Road saved on bus fares and then used the money to pay for food so we could eat.with my other son.