Ooh! Somebody's spent a bob or two on this flashy CGI fly-thru of the putative China Gateway over at Manston, which was given planning approval two years ago amid Tesco bag accusations of freebie trips for councillors, and since when has come to, er, sod all.
It's part of a puff piece in yesterday's Property Week which begins: 'Building a 3.3m sq ft business park by the north Kent coast might seem like a risky idea in present economic conditions, but developer China Gateway International says it's entirely viable – if it can obtain investment from the Far East.'
Sounds to me like a case of which will come first, the 1000 year old chicken or the 1000 year old egg! It's worth watching the thing right through to the finish (if you don't end up airsick first), when you'll see night descend and the entire array of sheds glowing in the Thanet countryside like a freshly minted uranium rod.
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Its not the freshly minted rods that are the problem, its the used ones that glow under water.
For me, the transition to the night scene gives the impression of looking through a thermal imaging camera, but with the wrong areas giving out heat. This change starts to make it interesting and made me wonder what was going to happen next. Rather disappointed that the clip ended without announcing a new SF film or computer game though.
I've heard of overshoot but that was ridiculous! Good job it was only a simulation otherwise some of the guys driving trucks along the perimeter road would have needed a change of underwear.
But what will come first - the China Gateway or the 'new' Dover Gateway that the same group are proposing.....
Neither Gateway is likely to get built. The Dover one is likely to end up as housing and the Manston one is probably dead in the water unless the Chinese decide to pay themselves.
The Summit Aviation building owned by the same proprietor is available for rent and there's a bank in London wanting its money back.
They laid an egg. Dunno if it's a thousand years old though. Sure smells like it.
I'm a bit worried by the two roads near the summit building that lead out on to the runwaY!, a car is heading out there near the end!
I spotted something today that will be good news if you live in Ramsgate. A Railway Station is being built right next to Southend-on-Sea airport. I am told that airport expansion is in place and Southend has a hesd start on any dreams Manston has of having a rail link. Looks like all those commimg to the Oylmpics will bypass Kent.
There was a time when Margate and Southend were of a simmilar nature even though at low tide Southend just does not compare to the sands of Margate, but today Southend retail appears to be thriving and the heritage rides are all up and running. TDC councillors take a training day out to Southend-on-Sea.
What a load of crap, turn it back to usefull farmland instead of wasteland. Knock that ugly summit hut down too.
Trouble is it would not be used for farmland for it is a brown field site formerly used to house buildings, hangers, control towers, shelters, gun emplacements and you name it. If it ceased to be an airfield, Thanet's developers, including the wee one, estate agents, including him again, and tatooed builders mit Wags would be swarming all over the place. Heaven knows what horrors would follow. Maybe even another Arlington House!!!
Ah, but it would stop the rest of the intended acreage being turned over to the Chinese for the import of their tat.
Don't forget, to date, the company behind this horrendous scheme only has planning permission for Phase 1and would have to submit an application for the remaining phases.
Perhaps if it came to the relevant committee this time round permission would be refused.
knew I should have gone to specsavers before I watched this crap.
Trees. Lots of trees everywhere. And flower beds and more trees. Lush grass. a fancy building with a n artificial lake. Is this i a different kind of industrial park.
I like trees.
Industrial parks are are usually a series of cheep sheds on concreted parking areas where all non concreted spaces look like derelict wasteland full of weeds and rubbish.
Are 'cheep' sheds used for keeping chicks in?
Naaaa. but TDC will object to the water...they regard it as a fowl substance which attracts errrr, fowl and ducks.
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