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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 is a proposal to obliterate a
massive area of green space in mid Kent
with a four million square feet
industrial estate. |
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To see all the official
Public Inquiry
evidence, rebuttals
and daily progress
please visit
http://www.persona.uk.com/kent/
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You can read all the
Proofs of Evidence
from the developer
and all the Rule 6
parties , which
include STOPKIG on
the link above. |
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April
Update |
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STOPKIG
have now
been
advised
that the
Inspector's
Report
and
associated
documents
have
been
received
at the
Department
of
Communities
and
Local
Government.
The
procedure
now is
that
officials
will
consider
the
Inspector's
report
and
recommendation,
together
with the
Inquiry
evidence,
and then
advise
Ministers.
Once
Ministers
have
reached
a
decision,
a
'decision
letter'
will be
issued.
We have
been
advised
that as
new
planning
Ministers
(of
whatever
party)
will
eventually
be
appointed,
they
will
need a
period
to 'bed
down'
after
the
election
and get
to grips
with
their
brief
before
they
consider
any
individual
cases
such as
this.
The
Decision
Officer
at the
Planning
and
Central
Casework
Division
( part
of the
Department
of
Communities
and
Local
Government)
is
hoping
to be
able to
issue
the
decision
on this
case
during
June,
but
cannot
be any
more
precise
at this
stage.
STOPKIG
will
update
you as
soon as
we have
any more
information. |
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Thank
you to
our
supporters! |
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When the
Inquiry
was
formally
closed
by the
Inspector,
Mr
Phillipson,
he went
on to
say:
’Ladies
and
Gentleman,
you have
given us
a lot to
think
about,
and a
difficult
decision
to
make.’
He then
repeated
what he
had said
on the
first
day of
the
Inquiry,
that he
had not
seen so
many
people
attend
an
Inquiry
before,
and said
that the
attendance
had
continued
to amaze
him
throughout
the 11
weeks,
especially
today,
just two
days
before
Christmas.
He
thanked
Brenda
Taplin
of
Persona
Associates
for her
hard
work,
praised
the
professionalism
shown by
the lay
advocates
speaking,
which
included
Richard
Ashness
and
Brian
Clifford
of
STOPKIG,
and also
praised
the
members
of the
public
who had
attended,
commenting
that
they had
behaved
themselves
99% of
the
time!
STOPKIG
would
like to
thank
all
those
who
supported
us by
attending
the
Public
Inquiry
– your
attendance
was
definitely
noticed
and the
support
it gave
us was
very
much
appreciated!
It was
also
instrumental
in
showing
the
level of
opposition
to the
KIG
proposal.
Those
who
attended
found it
quite
fascinating
on
occasions
and
returned
several
times to
watch
the next
‘instalment’! |
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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 |
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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. |
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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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