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Above: Looking towards West Beach
with Marine Terrace on the left and the tall terrace of Wave Crest in
the distance. This area has been the subject of some
controversy in recent times. The Oyster Company hoped to
re-instate the old Red Spider cafe just beyond the line of
beached yachts. It was opposed by some groups and planning
permission has recently been refused.
One of the arguments against the Red
Spider proposal centres on the fact that this area has been
deemed a site of Special Scientific Interest, a
Special Protected Area and an important location for a variety
of bird life. I am only guessing but I would imagine that
there might be a few people performing somersaults over
these decrees... even if they wouldn't know a lapwing from
an ostrich or an orchid from a michaelmas daisy. Such is the
strange world of planning applications and protest. ;-)
Add these scientific and ornithological demands to the commercial and
leisure usages we have seen during our stroll along the
waterfront and I reckon Whitstable has set up a battleground
for many more disputes to come!!!!
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Photographs
30-31: The Old Neptune Pub 
