Hartsdown Park Public Consultation Ends 14th November

As you are all very aware Margate Football Club are now in the final stages of being allowed to develop Hartsdown Park, this will inevitably see the loss of yet more land and public open space which is deemed to be for the use of the people of Margate.

As a consequence to their planning application, the council have quite rightly insisted on thios matter being put out to public consultation, the details of which have been published in the local papers and also on the council website, this process is due to finish on the 14^th November.

At this stage it is critically important that everyone in Margate has their voice heard on how they feel about this proposed development and the consequences of losing yet more open space to a development that will benefit only a very small handful of local people. The initial information shows that the 3g pitch would cost in the region of £140 per hour to hire, in this current climate and on the basis that open parkland is free to use, we do not seethat this development has any reasonable chance of success and is therefore unjustified.

We are now asking all of our members and any other interested parties, to register their opinions on this matter directly with the council consultation department. This can be done via email to the following address:  consultation@thanet.gov.uk

Or by letter to the following address:

Consultation,

Thanet District Council,

PO Box 9,

Margate

CT9 1XZ

For full details of the plans and the process lease follow this link:http://www.thanet.gov.uk/council__democracy/consultation/margate_fc_consultation/margate_fc_proposals.aspx

These are extensive and very far reaching plans that if allowed to go ahead will see our amazing parkland disappear forever, to be replaced with development and construction on a scale that was never intended to be allowed.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT, PLEASE LEND US YOUR SUPPORT.