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This is the official
website of STOPKIG.org, the umbrella
organization formed by the community for
the community to fight K.I.G.
KIG was a proposal to obliterate a
massive area of green space in mid Kent
with a four million square feet
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KIG Defeated! |
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STOPKIG
are
absolutely
delighted
to hear
that the
Secretary
of State
has
refused
the
Appeal
by AXA
to build
KIG. The
Planning
Inspector’s
report
recommended
refusal
on
various
grounds,
and the
refusal
letter
is
printed
below,
along
with the
refusal
to close
or
divert
the
affected
footpaths.
You can
view the
result
letter
by
clicking
here
Our
celebration
‘Street
Party’
style
celebration,
held on
Bearsted
Green on
18th
September
2010,
was a
wonderful
event.
Over
1000
people
joined
us in
the
sunshine
to
celebrate
our
success.
A giant
cake, in
the form
of three
giant
letters
‘K I G’
was cut
and
shared
out
amongst
the
crowd of
supporters,
to
symbolise
us
finally
‘putting
the
knife’
into KIG
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Picture supplied
courtesy of the Kent
Messenger |
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STOPKIG
are very
proud to
have
been
awarded
a Pride
of
Maidstone
award by
Maidstone
Borough
Council
in
conjunction
with the
Kent
Messenger
newspaper,
and also
an
Alfred
Mynn
award by
Bearsted
Parish
Council
to
acknowledge
our
efforts
in
fighting
off the
KIG
proposal.
These
awards
were
accepted
by
STOPKIG
on
behalf
of the
community
who
supported
us,
without
whose
efforts
we could
not have
achieved
such a
resounding
success. |
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A
tremendous
community
effort. |
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STOPKIG
have
worked
hard to
get this
outcome,
but we
could
not have
done it
without
the
tremendous
support
that we
have had
from
you, our
supporters.
So
STOPKIG
would
like to
say a
big
THANK
YOU to
all
those
who have
helped
and
supported
us
throughout
this
campaign.
– it has
been a
real
community
effort. |
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| 09/04/2010
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| Documents and Inspectors Report received at the Planning Central Casework division of the Dept of Communities and Local Government |
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| 23/12/2009
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| The Public Inquiry was formally closed at 5.15pm |
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| 06/10/2009
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| Deadline for submission of Rebuttals of KIG's Proof of Evidence |
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| 14/09/2009
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| Deadline for comments on SES re Archeaology |
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| 21/08/2009
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| Supplementary Environmental Statement on Archaeology submitted |
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| 07/08/2009
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| Deadline for comments on revised KIG plans |
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| 13/06/2009
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| Picnic and STOPKIG update - Revised plans received by Maidstone Borough Council |
| Read more |
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| 04/04/2010 |
| Anticipated date for the Inspector's report to be submitted to the Secreatry of State |
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| 13/10/2009 |
| Public Inquiry Starts |
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| 15/09/2009 |
| Deadline for Rule 6 Parties - including STOPKIG to submit their Proofs of Evidence |
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| 28/08/2009 |
| Programme Officer Appointed |
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| 14/08/2009 |
| Deadline for coments to DEFRA re Footpath and Bridleway changes |
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| 17/07/2009 |
| Publication of notice from DEFRA re proposed Footpath and Bridleway changes |
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| 07/05/2009
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| MBC Planning Committee refuses permission for KIG application |
| Read more |
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| 12/06/2009 |
| Pre Inquiry Meeting |
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| 04/05/2009 |
| Supporters Walk. A huge success! Over 2200 people turned out. |
| Read more |
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| 25/02/2009
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| KIG’s Appeal to Planning Inspectorate for non-determination is validated. This starts the clock ticking on the Appeal timescale |
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| 11/12/2008 |
| Highways Agency extend the Article 14 Direction again until July 09 |
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| --/01/2008 |
| Highways Agency put an Article 14 Direction preventing MBC from making a decision to approve the application. |
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| 27/11/2007 |
| Deadline for Objection Letters to MBC |
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| 28/04/2007 |
| STOPKIG Campaign Group Formed |
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| 13/04/07 |
THE BOMBSHELL ARRIVED.
Glossy leaflet delivered to small number of homes in the Bearsted Area, disguised as a public consultation |
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