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PLANS WITHDRAWN - IT'S OFFICIAL!

Dear Ed,

It's official - Those that objected to Y05/1226/SH have today received notification from Shepway District Council (SDC) that the plans have been withdrawn. Only time will tell if the developers intend to modify the plans for resubmission.

I was interested to see that the letters were accompanied by a separate page, in which SDC were requesting feedback o­n the planning system as a whole, apparently looking for ways in which to streamline their processes. I remain hopeful that this means SDC realise the need for better communication in the future.

After all the proposal had the potential to impact on most of the village population. The intention was to relocate both the Doctors surgery and the pharmacy. Surely, it must be realised that this kind of developement should be accompanied by a period of public consultation, to ensure that enough time is taken, to end up with a solution that suits all. 

Everyone I speak to agrees that there is a need for facilities like these, without question.

We just couldn't understand why their appeared to be an urgency to jump to a decision that didn't make a lot of sense to anyone.


Stuart Hall
Hawkinge Civic Society