Seaside town ‘hollowed out’ as residents ‘driven from homes’ by rowdy tourists
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Another added: “People don’t care where they park – it’s cheaper to pay a fine than pay for a day’s parking.” People applauded when one local said “there is no longer a sense of community”. “Because there are so many holiday lets and not enough family homes, you don’t see as many people in the winter so the community is losing out massively. Residents in Whitstable attended a meeting at the Umbrella Centre to discuss ways to regulate the industry “Lots of the shops are shut in the winter, the restaurants are closed, the people in the shops take less money because we’re a seaside town and there are not as many people staying here.” She added: “The regulations suggested are all a bit too ‘light touch’, they need to be more dynamic and forceful. Cllr Clare Turnbull and Cllr Steven Wheeler from Canterbury City Council’s Green Party “What was a close knit, really vibrant town, is becoming hollowed out by holiday lets taking over people’s homes that were habited by young families before with children going to local schools.
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