tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491979293469345296.post5675264957646479883..comments2023-06-10T16:05:04.411+01:00Comments on Thanet Press Releases: COUNCIL GETS SELECTIVE LICENSING COURT BACKING Michael Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491979293469345296.post-29695779924792265412012-11-15T09:25:16.700+00:002012-11-15T09:25:16.700+00:00Selective licensing will not change cliftonville, ...Selective licensing will not change cliftonville, without first addressing failures within education, health, law and order. Echoing the above comment, provision of more social housing is only bringing greater numbers of the disadvantaged to the area, the large development at the end of Sweyn road has had its occupancy criteria changed to allow greater numbers of dss tenants, hardly improving the areas image. This development alone ,140 flats, was hardly what the area needed. <br />The failure of the court case at least allows things to move forward. However it would be nice if the council were to explain some of the statisitcs it quoted in the original consultation especially the claim that based on BRE (building research establishment) data that 58-85% of rented properties were substandard. They fail to say that this figure was generated from a computer model into which the council put itsown data.<br />The councils own failure to deal with rogue landlords along with a laissez faire attitude towrds planning and pllanning enforcement has compounded the areas problems. <br />Also it must be remembered that there are sections of society that are expensive to house, the council does not want them neither do decent landlords, they are destructive and expensive to house, these people gravitate to accomodation to accomodation available to them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491979293469345296.post-72617014405137102972012-11-14T12:56:20.890+00:002012-11-14T12:56:20.890+00:00Now that the High Court have confirmed the selecti...Now that the High Court have confirmed the selective licencing can we please please please ask Cllr Green to ensure that the £21M that the council have to buy up derelict properties is used to create family homes for people who can support themselves. Whilst providing social housing is all very admirable, Cliftonville and Margate have a huge social imbalance and until there is a problem with too many DFL's or the streets are overparked with Farraris, can he please ensure that social housing is provided somewhere else. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com