Jan 247 minWHAT IS FAVERSHAM’S HOUSING CRISIS?By Brian Pain At long last most people in Faversham are aware of and concerned by the deluge of new housing planned on the farmland...
Jan 2321 minFAVERSHAM IS SPECIAL - HOW CAN WE KEEP IT THAT WAYBy Harold Goodwin, Stephen Atkins and Matthew Hatchwell Faversham people understand what is special about our town and we want to keep it...
Apr 8, 20212 minIssue 13 - EditorialBy Brian Pain Unfortunately, the main focus of this edition is again on the now seemingly inevitable glut of new housing estates to be...
Apr 8, 202132 minFAVERSHAM NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN - THE UK HOUSING CRISISBy 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, 20213 minLOCAL PLAN - BUILD, BUILD, BUILD. YOUR RIGHT TO BE CONSULTEDBy Brian Pain Swale Green Party released this press release relating to the extraordinary scenes at Swale Borough Council full council...
Dec 21, 202010 minFaversham Neighbourhood Plan UpdateIntroduction by Brian Pain In the following section we have provided additional information to illustrate the problems, challenges and...
Oct 28, 20203 minSpecial Town Plan Edition - introductionWords 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, 20209 minThe Housing Tsunami ExplainedWords by Councillor John Irwin 1. How many new houses for Faversham? The housing target for Swale Borough Council is set by the...
Oct 28, 20204 minFaversham’s Built HeritageWords by Jonathan Carey, Harold Goodwin, Ray Harrison, The Faversham Society Market Place photo taken by Robert Warren At the heart of...
Oct 28, 20205 minWhat 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, 20204 minBiodiversity and Natural HeritageWords 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, 20207 minFaversham is a great place to live – let’s make it better stillWords 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, 20204 minMOBILITY AND THE PUBLIC REALMWords 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, 20203 minComments from the ExhibitionWhat is good about Faversham Strong sense of community, diversity (could be more) Sense of place in the centre, and unspoilt. Local shops...
Oct 28, 20201 minFaversham NHP TimelineQ4 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, 20201 minWe Want to Hear your ViewsThe 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, 20202 minThe Faversham Eye's ConclusionIt seems inevitable that there will be considerably more new houses built in and around Faversham in the next two decades, but much can...