The Sheriff of Canterbury, Steph Jupe, presented the award from Blean Village Hall to members of Save the Blean committee (Suzanne Wyatt, Sean Mohan and Ania Bobrowicz) at a coffee morning on Saturday, 26 September. Ania Bobrowicz said: “This award belongs to everyone who signed our petition, delivered […]

Our Regulation 19 representation is in. This is the formal stage where residents and community groups can tell the Planning Inspector whether they think the draft Local Plan is sound and legally compliant. We have set out our concerns, backed them up with evidence, and asked for them […]

Delivered. This morning we handed our petition – over 3,000 signatures and counting – to John Duffy, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of the University of Kent. To everyone who signed, shared, and stood with us through this long campaign: thank you. This is your achievement as much […]

Copies of the Voices of the Blean report are now available in print to buy from Save The Blean website: https://www.savetheblean.org/ Go to the website and click on DONATE. Copies cost £15 each (£10 to cover printing costs + £5 donation to Save The Blean) – please feel […]

New placards. Same message. The University is pushing ahead — it intends to submit a planning application and challenge Canterbury City Council’s decision to remove their land from the Local Plan at the Planning Inspector stage. Deleted from the Local Plan means nothing to them. So we keep […]

Canterbury City Council Adopts Local Plan – C12 Site Removed Canterbury City Council voted on 18 March to adopt the Local Plan for the district. Significantly, the plan does not include the C12 site – University of Kent land at Blean previously earmarked for 2,000 homes. The removal […]

As you may already know, Canterbury City Council is proposing some changes to the draftLocal Plan, which include removing policy C12 for the large development of 2,000 housesbetween Blean and Tyler Hill. This is of course the policy which Save The Blean has beenopposing, and we will be […]

At the end of 2024 an independent social researcher, Rachael Reilly, carried out a participatory social research study in the villages of Tyler Hill, Blean and Rough Common. The aim of the research was to listen to the voices of local residents, campaigners and community leaders to understand […]

Local Swale Councillor Terry Thompson is campaigning to reconnect the Blean Ancient Woodland and have it designated part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (National Landscapes were previously known as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty). Working with local MPs, Councillors, wildlife groups and landowners, he has been developinga […]

Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield and neighbouring MP for Herne Bay & Sandwich, Sir Roger Gale, have both urged the University of Kent to ditch its proposal for 2,000 houses in the Blean and instead back innovative plans for a Blean Biopark. Ms Duffield has written to the University […]