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In a message dated 1/30/2009 10:28:59 GMT Standard Time, HDS@thanet.gov.uk

writes:

Good morning Michael

Thank you for your e-mail message. Work has started, and therefore the

planning permission has not expired.

You will be aware that the highway works surrounding the new building

are just about complete. It is part of the planning approval and, in

fact, required before the main scheme can commence.

Incidentally, Doug Brown and I will be in touch soon to arrange our

meeting at your shop in order that we can answer your questions about

the planning decision.

Brian White

Head of Development Services

Thanet District Council

www.thanet.gov.uk

Direct Dial: 01843 577007

Fax: 01843 298610

>>> <MichaelChild@aol.com> 30/01/2009 12:42 >>>

Hi Brian I look forward to seeing you, bring a cigar.

The new road layout lose blocks on sand, part of which is actually on top of

the sea defence and effectively means that in a tidal surge storm, which as

you and I both know could easily demolish the pavilion, sweeping the remains

of it into the south-western end of the development, meaning that the only

access for emergency vehicles would be along Marina Esplanade where the waves

would be full of cobbles.

I can’t see there is any real alternative to digging it up and starting

again, we have just seen the first of the prosecutions under the new corporate

manslaughter laws, where custodial sentences were handed out. Frankly this road

layout being considered as starting the development, when work started on it

after the EA strongly recommended an FRA just puts everyone in the frame.

Can a road layout like this be considered as starting the development?

I gather the EA have been consulting with Cardy’s and the messages I am

getting from the EA sound as though they have been looking at completely

different plans to you and Doug.

There are also the arches under the incline the piped culvert that runs

under them has problems, the manhole cover is blown off by water pressure during

heavy rain so it could well leaking and be undermining the foundations. When I

spoke to Morgan Sproates about this because of the sewage contamination he

had been told that the pipe lead outside of the arches, he has since been down

there where you can clearly see the direction of the pipe going under the

arches.

The lower arches are single course supports and barrels so it only needs a

small amount of undermining, the upper arches are in a very poor state and

some of the red house bricks used in the construction crumble between you

fingers. The whole thong has a 40 tonne weight limit on it doesn’t take much to

work out the stresses when a train of 3 or 4 40 tonne vehicles going down the

hill slam on their air brakes in an emergency.

Pictures of the arches taken yesterday

_http://www.michaelsbookshop.com/blogpicts2/id61.htm_ (http://www.michaelsbookshop.com/blogpicts2/id61.htm) would

you and a few other council officers be prepared to take a few loaded HGVS

down there and slam the breaks on to see what happens, before we test it out

with busses full of people?

I have embeded one of the pictures in the email but as it contains a fair

amount of brick I don't know if it will get through the TDC flesh filter.

Best regards Michael

Subject: Re: Pleasurama planning permission Date: 30/01/2009 13:33:58 GMT Standard Time From: HDS@thanet.gov.uk

Reply To:
To:	MichaelChild@aol.com

Good Afternoon Michael,

I understand that KCC are on the point of signing off the S278 highway works as complete.