FAVERSHAM: NEW HOUSING AND CHOICES
Note: there has been a Farms, Fields & Fresh Air Fact Checker (by Steve Atkins) added to this article since publication. See bottom of...
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Faversham Eye
- May 26, 2023
- 2 min
PROGRESS ON FAVERSHAM'S NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
By Harold Goodwin & John Irwin, Faversham Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group The response to the Reg 14 consultation, which concluded in...
Faversham Eye
- May 26, 2023
- 6 min
HOW LAND SPECULATORS 0PERATE AT OUR EXPENSE
By Brian Pain On April 23rd this year, the Daily Mail ran with the headline: DEVELOPERS RUINING OUR COUNTRYSIDE: THEY BANKROLL FARMERS...
Faversham Eye
- Nov 8, 2022
- 8 min
PLANNING
By Harold Goodwin, writing in a personal capacity In the past few weeks our chaotic Government has said that it intends to scrap the...
Faversham Eye
- Jan 24, 2022
- 7 min
WHAT 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...
Faversham Eye
- Jan 23, 2022
- 21 min
FAVERSHAM IS SPECIAL - HOW CAN WE KEEP IT THAT WAY
By Harold Goodwin, Stephen Atkins and Matthew Hatchwell Faversham people understand what is special about our town and we want to keep it...
Faversham Eye
- Apr 8, 2021
- 2 min
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...
Faversham Eye
- Apr 8, 2021
- 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...
Faversham Eye
- Apr 8, 2021
- 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...
Faversham Eye
- 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...
Faversham Eye
- 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...
Faversham Eye
- 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...
Faversham Eye
- 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...
Faversham Eye
- 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...
Faversham Eye
- 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...
Faversham Eye
- 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...
Faversham Eye
- 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...
Faversham Eye
- 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...
Faversham Eye
- 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...
Faversham Eye
- 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...
Faversham Eye
- 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...
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