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Representation by Anthony Gregory Shapland

Date submitted
5 September 2018
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses

I intend to make the following points:

  1. The development proposed by River Oak will be very harmful to the environment in Thanet and beyond, in terms of noise, atmospheric pollution and other parameters.
  2. The proposed development will deprive Thanet of a major source of brownfield land for housing and other economic uses. If the Manston site is not used for housing, the District Council will be compelled to build on greenfield sites, if Thanet is to make its contribution to meeting national housing needs.
  3. The suggested benefits of the proposed development in terms of additional employment are illusory, given the likely levels of automation in any modern operation of this kind.
  4. River Oak do not appear to have sufficiently sound financial backing to ensure the success of their proposal.