Public urged to have their say on Castle Point housing plans (From Echo)
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Public urged to have their say on Castle Point housing plans
1:00pm Tuesday 7th February 2012 in Castle Point
We want your views – councillors Alf Patridge, David Cross and Andrew Sheldon
TORY councillors are urging residents to make their views heard on a new development strategy for Castle Point.
Castle Point Council is in the process of developing a new local development framework, which will set out the council’s development plans for the next 15 years.
The original document was scrapped in September after public opposition.
Councillors are encouraging as many people as possible to attend one of the 12 remaining consultation meetings set up by the council to voice their opinions on where homes should be built in the borough.
Andrew Sheldon, Conservative councillor for St Mary’s ward, said: “Every resident has an interest in the future of Benfleet.
“It is important every resident puts their views down and gets them in.”
There are two consultation events scheduled this week.
The first is at 10am tomorrow at the council offices, in Kiln Road, Thundersley.
The second starts at 7.30pm on Wednesday at Richmond Hall, in High Road, Benfleet.
Comments(7)
The Cater Wood Creeper
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9:36am Wed 8 Feb 12
Excitation
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1:34pm Wed 8 Feb 12
The Cater Wood Creeper wrote:As they always do.
they'll let them have their say and then completely ignore it and do whatever they want.
upset
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7:01pm Wed 8 Feb 12
Tory story by the Echo with no sting in the tail, INDIE supporters not defending blindly anti CIIP comments.
MrFrogFace
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9:29pm Wed 8 Feb 12
If you read the comments you might find they reflect what people think of the 'tory' councillors as they are the ones in the photo.
for what its worth I agree with Pharro's comment with all this being a lip service exercise so the council can say well we did ask the public but they didn't respond
John T Pharro
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4:42pm Thu 9 Feb 12
MrFrogFace wrote:Not just the Tory Councillors. It seems to me that despite clearly most residents do not want building on green belt, do not want blocks of flats but generally don't mind building HOUSES and at a reasonable number like in areas like Canvey Supply at The Point Canvey even if all the Councillors are against it somehow time and time again plans are submitted to do the opposite. Persimmon for example on Canvey, Jotman's Lane in Benfleet and 120 plus flats on Canvey Supply.
upset, you really are a moaning old bore.
If you read the comments you might find they reflect what people think of the 'tory' councillors as they are the ones in the photo.
for what its worth I agree with Pharro's comment with all this being a lip service exercise so the council can say well we did ask the public but they didn't respond
These developers know that if they appeal and win we as Council tax payers pick up the bill.
Despite consultations, local opposition greenbelt it all seems loaded in favour of the developers.
Brunning999
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2:39pm Fri 10 Feb 12
John T Pharro says...
6:34pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Can anyone tell me when the residents views were reflected by the resultant outcome of a consultation with this Council?