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Friday, July 04, 2008

Industrial site at Salt Lane, Cliffe, Rochester, Kent, UK

For your information in case you did not spot this in the Medway Adscene July 3 2008 from which the article comes:

More than 100 residents of Cliffe and Cliffe Woods made their presence felt at an ongoing public inquiry into the building of an industrial site in Salt Lane.
So many angry villagers turned up to the inquiry's opening, it had to be adjourned twice to find a larger room with a public address system in Medway council's Chatham HQ.
Gloria Goldsmith, who lives in Town Road, said: "It's a complete farce. Some people are standing outside. It's supposed to be a public inquiry but not everyone here can hear.”
She is one of many residents affected by lorries serving the Thameside Terminal industrial park, on the former Conoco plant site.
The 65-year-old said: "At least we are making our views clear, even if we are not allowed to speak."
The inquiry, which started on June 24, was chaired by Rod Evans and Dr Jane Stiles, who are members of the Government's planning inspectorate.
It involves an appeal against a planning enforcement; order by Richard Miller, Britannia Assets, Panther Platform Rentals, All Cabin Services, B&T Plant Hire, H&M Plan, Milbank Trucks, Fitzpatrick Construction, KKB3R and the Roe Group.
The enforcement was made in July last year for the construction of various buildings, roadways and fencing, and for using the site for a variety of business uses.
Medway Council's head of legal services, Neil Cameron, presented evidence for the planning enforcers while Matthew Horton QC represented the appellants.
Clirs Les Wicks and Tom Mason, and Cliffe parish council vice chair Chris Fribbins spoke for residents living in the area. Villagers Roger Brown and Harry Pearce also voiced their views later in the proceedings. Councillor Wickes, who lives in salt lane said: “We have a large industry in the middle of a rural area. They don’t go together. All the lorries that serve the site have made the B2000 very dangerous. Residents have suffered enough and now is the time to say enough is enough.
The enquiry was adjourned on Friday to June 2nd 2009.

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