Princes Parade – What's happening about Princes Parade?

Is Princes Parade still saved?

Government housing policy and a new Local Plan threatens Princes Parade once more.

With the Keir Starmer promising 1.5 million new homes in England over the next five years, councils are being forced to look again at their potential housing stock. In the context of this and with a new Local Plan being developed, Folkestone & Hythe District Council has published an online questionnaire asking for ideas on the possible future use of the land at Princes Parade.

In an article on the F&HDC website Council Leader, Cllr Jim Martin, said: “As we begin to prepare a new Local Plan for the district, the time is right to have conversations about the future use of the land with the caveat that there are limited financial resources available for the council to pursue any projects.

“I committed to having proper conversations with residents about what they want on the land and this survey is the first stage. I hope it will give us an idea of the direction the local community want us to take, and I would encourage everyone interested to complete it.”

You can find the survey online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PrincesParade and paper copies can be obtained by phoning 01303 853000.

If you are concerned about the future for Princes Parade then please let your views be know to the council. Princes Parade is safe from development for now but the government is piling the pressure on local councils to find more and more land for development. Already many thousands of pounds have been wasted in trying to develop this contaminated land, let’s not allow this process to start all over again.

See this article from the Hawkinge Gazette…

Comments

Leave Prince’s Parade for the wild. Don’t sell off any green land. Theresa Burns 16 Dec 2024

“I believe that Princes Parade should be rewilded. There are no plans to re-develop it currently.”

Tony Vaughan, Labour Party MP for Folkestone & Hythe

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