As one of the pillars of the regeneration community, I'll have you know that I've had many successful dealings with Plan-It Thanet.
They're especially good when it comes to understanding the needs of your average property developer, and helping out with all those awkward rules and regulations that seem to get in the way these days. Like having to incorporate a 'social housing' (yurgh!) element into your luxury block.
For example, I've got my eye on this little number in Cliftonville:
A snip at £5.6m. What do the agents say?
We our privileged to be offering this prime residential site for re-development. Located on the seafront in Cliftonville, Margate, where, the wider regeneration story is attracting extensive inward investment to the area.
Sounds great! Sea views, and there's planning permission to knock it all down and bung up 140 luxury apartments! But what about that troublesome 'social housing' (yurgh!) element? No worries:
The planning consent includes an approved 106 agreement, which confirms the social housing element of the consent as 19 apartments, which are all located off seafront position.
So the oiks have to sit in the cheap seats! Hurrah!
I expect those nice Paigle people who did up the Sea Bathing Hospital will get something like that written into their planning consent for the Lido.
And I have to applaud our glorious council leader Sandy Beach taking a firm stance, during his recent interview about Ramsgate's new Pleasurama development with BBC South East News. Asked whether it would include a social housing (yurgh!) element, his response was: 'We are building social housing, but not here.' At which point he gestured vaguely in the direction of Westwood.
Still, there are some nice views to be had at Westwood. I hear the sun setting over Wickes is very Turner-esque. Plus, if you get inspired, you don't have to go too far for the paint!
5 comments:
I may be wrong but I thought that the property as in your picture was housing for the disabled.
if so what about the people involved?
I am intrigued
Thanet Council have a penchant for 'blowing raspberries', it seems.
You can check it out on rightmove if you like. There's another site which invites you to contact the owner, a Mr Don Peel.
Of course if I had my way there would be social housing at all. What we need are more playing fields, swimming pools - and a proper stadium at Hartsdown Park for MFC.
So there!
I drove past earlier and the sign says 'acquired for clients',
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