There will be no further activity on council-owned land at Princes Parade, Folkestone & Hythe District has confirmed following extensive online and face to face public engagement.
Green councillors campaigned for years alongside many local people to save Princes Parade from development, finally cancelling the previous Conservative council’s ill-considered and unwanted scheme for the 18-acre site when Greens took over leadership of the district council in 2023.
Leader of the Council Cllr Jim Martin said: “The majority want Princes Parade left as it is, maintained as an open space which supports biodiversity. We’ve all spent years talking about it but it’s now time to look forward. Suggestions of long-term protections for the site have been noted and will be looked at.”
A leisure strategy currently being prepared will look at swimming pool provision in the district and will also be the subject of public consultation.
