Issue 13 - Editorial
By Brian Pain Unfortunately, the main focus of this edition is again on the now seemingly inevitable glut of new housing estates to be...
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- Apr 8
- 32 min
FAVERSHAM NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN - THE UK HOUSING CRISIS
By Brian Pain It is commonly believed that the UK is suffering from a housing crisis and that is the reason Kent, along with most other...
- Apr 8
- 3 min
LOCAL PLAN - BUILD, BUILD, BUILD. YOUR RIGHT TO BE CONSULTED
By Brian Pain Swale Green Party released this press release relating to the extraordinary scenes at Swale Borough Council full council...
- Dec 21, 2020
- 10 min
Faversham Neighbourhood Plan Update
Introduction by Brian Pain In the following section we have provided additional information to illustrate the problems, challenges and...
- Oct 28, 2020
- 3 min
Special Town Plan Edition - introduction
Words by Brian Pain As most readers are acutely aware, the Town is being swamped with new house building and much of our immediately...
- Oct 28, 2020
- 9 min
The Housing Tsunami Explained
Words by Councillor John Irwin 1. How many new houses for Faversham? The housing target for Swale Borough Council is set by the...
- Oct 28, 2020
- 4 min
Faversham’s Built Heritage
Words by Jonathan Carey, Harold Goodwin, Ray Harrison, The Faversham Society Market Place photo taken by Robert Warren At the heart of...
- Oct 28, 2020
- 5 min
What Housing does Faversham Need?
Words by Harold Goodwin, Faversham Community Land Trust One of the things that makes Faversham special is the extended families, many of...
- Oct 28, 2020
- 4 min
Biodiversity and Natural Heritage
Words by Matthew Hatchwell Faversham sits on a strip of fertile land that runs between the chalk downs of north Kent and the Thames...
- Oct 28, 2020
- 7 min
Faversham is a great place to live – let’s make it better still
Words by Hannah Perkin A liveable town is one that thrives and evolves but doesn’t lose its sense of self. A liveable town houses...
- Oct 28, 2020
- 4 min
MOBILITY AND THE PUBLIC REALM
Words by Chris Wright and Tim Stonor Faversham is a ‘walking town’, with no two points on the boundary more than 20 minutes apart on...
- Oct 28, 2020
- 3 min
Comments from the Exhibition
What is good about Faversham Strong sense of community, diversity (could be more) Sense of place in the centre, and unspoilt. Local shops...
- Oct 28, 2020
- 1 min
Faversham NHP Timeline
Q4 is the last quarter of 2020, Q1 is first quarter of 2021 etc, hence they are aiming for a referendum for the middle of next year, this...
- Oct 28, 2020
- 1 min
We Want to Hear your Views
The first exhibition held in 12 Market Place was well attended and lots of you contributed your views. The words and pictures are on the...
- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
The Faversham Eye's Conclusion
It seems inevitable that there will be considerably more new houses built in and around Faversham in the next two decades, but much can...