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It is essential therefore that before this, or any other major housing schemes are approved, the route of the southern A28 bypass be laid out, so that developers can ensure that traffic from these large estates can exit onto it and not be forced to travel through Canterbury.

This was the way that the housing development to the south of Ashford was successfully achieved without blocking up the centre of the town. All the major proposed housing developments around Canterbury should be considered together and the best route found to alleviate the inevitable extra traffic they will generate. The fact that funds are lacking at present for major road building is not a good reason to ignore what will be required in future to prevent our historic city from becoming one gridlocked car park.

Surely it is the job of planners not only to work out with developers the best way to build the new houses we need, but also to indicate the infrastructure required to support these developments, leaving the question of funding to the politicians, who as we have seen recently, ignore the public needs at their peril. Mike Armstrong, Queens Avenue, Canterbury

On reading last week’s Gazette I was surprised and upset that no other parties (except one Tory) voted against the plans for housing in Hersden on the grounds specifically that there seems to be no promise of social housing within the proposal.

I voted Labour and am a member of the Labour party for the first time since 1984, when Michael Foot was leader of the party, because for once Labour has gone back to its roots with Jeremy Corbyn and John Mcdonnell as its leaders.

They promise to build lots more social housing, which this country is in such desperate need of, especially at this time of year with such a large homeless population and young people having to stay with their parents.

In the 1990s certain Labour councillors were even prepared to go to prison rather than vote for the evil dictate of Conservative central government, so I was hoping our councillors would at least put in an objection, even though they would know that the Tories would