Developer’s unprecedented approach sparks alarm for local council and residents

The Five Parishes’ Group has voiced outrage at the latest action by the Secretary of State to call in the Highsted Park decision just 2 hours and 50 mins ahead of Swale Borough Council’s planning committee.

This decision by the Secretary of State, Angela Rayner MP means the decision making on this speculative development has been taken out of local hands.  The local Labour MP Kevin McKenna had requested Rayner call in this speculative application that he fully supported.

The parishes and its residents are determined to fight these two devastating applications and we have been granted Rule 6 status which officially gives us the right to participate in the public inquiry and make your voices heard.

However in order to do so, we will require your help to support us in funding legal and specialist consultancy representation at the inquiry. As a group of parish councils our funding options are limited and therefore we would very much appreciate any financial support you are able to offer in order to create a "fighting fund".

We will be launching an official funding campaign very shortly, but you can donate right now using the details below. 

Please help us with a donation

We are currently identifying specialist consultants who can assist with the inquiry and any donations to our fighting fund will be most gratefully received.

Online donations
Business name: Five Parishes Group Fighting Fund
Sort code: 60-19-25
Account Number: 28536576

If you require a receipt of your donation, please use your surname as the payment reference and advise our clerk by e-mail of your payment at info@fiveparishes.org.uk

Anonymous donations
We understand that some donors may wish to remain private.  The POG bank account has only 2 signatories assigned to it who ensure all financial transactions are kept confidential and known only to them.  You can use ‘Anon’ as your payment reference to ensure privacy. 
  
Alternatively, you may prefer to use the GoFundMe account set up by POG as part of its nationwide publicity:     
https://gofund.me/de0b9a84

(Please note that GoFundMe automatically deduct a fee per transaction of 2.9%, making payments using the other methods mean keep 100% of the donation)

Donations by cheque
Please make cheques payable to: Five Parishes Group Fighting Fund
Post or deliver to: The POG Clerk, Waterside, Highsted Valley, Nr Sittingbourne ME9 0AD  

If you require a receipt for your donation, please ensure you provide your name, a day time telephone number or email address.