Mr. Kevin Cross

I think it would be a show of good faith by them to prove that they care about the environment, as Mr. Hunt stated they did, to sell the land to the National Trust at a reduced price as Mr. Kevin Cross, President of WhiteCross Development did with the land in Southampton (absolutely amazing for a developer and applauded).

Kevin Cross, of WhiteCross Developments, said he had received professional advice that he was within his rights to cut the access road from the Hamptons housing development through to Lighthouse Road, because he followed the route of a decades-old overgrown track.But after neighbour Ronda Pires heard about it and voiced her concern to the developer via another neighbour, Mr. Cross said he would now lodge an application with the Planning Department - even though the job was "98 per cent done".Ms Pires said Mr. Cross' action was typical of developers who increasingly disregarded conservation rules, sought retroactive planning permission after completing the work and then got "a slap on the wrist".
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The road, according to Mr. Cross, stretches for around 150 yards, and is close to the Henry VIII restaurant at the junction of Lighthouse Road and South Road."We are re-establishing a farm road that had been there on the south side of the site for years," Mr. Cross said.
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"The point is that there is a Section 34 on this woodland reserve and Mr. Cross knows very well he should not have done this."If Mr. Cross had gone to people with vested interests and said, 'This is what we're going to do', then I don't think people would have been so opposed.
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Mr. Petty sold the property to Mr. Cross in December 2003.

Kevin Cross applied for revisions to new construction at the location.Mr. Cross, managing director of WhiteCross Developments, said the Hamptons is entering its third and final phase."Four, single family homes were originally scheduled to be 4,000 square feet but this has been reduced to 3,100 square feet," Mr. Cross said.Eight, three-bedroom, townhouses will also be reduced to the 3,100 square feett size-range, he added."This should be very favourable to neighbours who said there were too many houses on the hillside," he said.In February 2005, Mr. Cross heard the overcrowding calls and said he would build build half the number of homes at the third and final stage of the Hamptons and assured residents that eight acres of woodland reserve, under a section 34 agreement since 1999, will not be touched.In addition, Mr. Cross this week applied for a pool addition to unit seven of the Hamptons."This is a buyer modification," he said."That home has already been sold and was one with a large backyard."He said the completion date of phase two - including one 4,500 square foot home - is August.Construction has began on eight townhouses, he said, scheduled for completion at the end of 2006.Four, single family homes should be completed by the end of 2006, or start of 2007, he added.Man only ‘swore back' at PoliceA 46-year-old man told Magistrates' Court that he swore at Police because they swore at him.

Kevin Cross, president of development company WhiteCross Developments was given permission to build four detached homes and eight town houses at 62 St. Anne's Road by the Development Applications Board.Mr. Cross originally wanted to build 40 homes, but the number was reduced thanks to pressure from local residents.

Kevin Cross, president of development company WhiteCross Developments, said the company heard the calls about overcrowding the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse area and plan to build half the number of homes at the final stage of the Hamptons.And Mr. Cross assured residents that eight acres of woodland reserve, under a section 34 agreement since 1999, will not be touched.Mr. Cross applied to the Planning Department for "four detached homes and eight town houses - a total of 12 units (in phase three of approved development)" on February 8."The residents complained there was too much density," Mr. Cross said."We listened to what they said, but also listened to what the market needs".He said there was a niche in the property market for three bedroom homes because so many two bedroom condos were being built.
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But Mr. Cross said Mr. Sewell is back to work in a new crane at the site.