Category: Local (To Me !!!)
“In a word, we’re stuffed”
So says Councillor Mike Fairhurst following last nights decision to allow 92 new homes at Scratchface Lane, Bedhampton.
Many councillors obviously feel that local councils will be held to ransom by the spending power of big businesses who due to their wealth can afford a war of attrition. They know that local councils are on tight budgets and cannot afford the costs associated with going to appeal and losing. Once central government inspectors have voted against local council decisions the flood gates are opened.
‘I’m exceedingly angry. I would reject this but I can’t. I’m up for a fight as much as the next man. I don’t like being dictated to by some bloke in Bristol (the planning inspector).
‘But I have a head as well as a heart and I ask myself what will happen if I reject this? The application will go to appeal, that’s a certainty. It’s not like we will pay the fine and not get the houses. We will get the houses anyway. In a word, we’re stuffed.’
This development will go ahead and the local residents will be the ones who pay the price.
The roads in this area are quite narrow and the egress to main exit routes already become quite congested. This development is too large for the area and any concerns about motorway noise have already been disregarded.
Jim Graham a resident of Brooklands Road, the main site access, says
This has been going on for five years now. All I can hope is that the borough does not live to regret this decision.
Mr Graham, Havant Borough Council won’t regret this decision. They will take their tariff from the developers and will happily collect the council tax from the new residents. It will be the current residents in the area that will regret this decision, who will have to put up with the additional traffic. It will be the new residents who will have to put up with the noise and the dust from the motorway.
I am afraid the council will not regret this decision, they will just move on to their next planning disaster of which they have many on the boil.
The application can be viewed at Havant Borough Councils planning pages HERE
Controversial Bedhampton homes plan approved – Environment – Portsmouth News.
Lets Scratch The Scratchface Lane Development
I wish the Bedhampton campaigners the best of luck this evening.
A meeting should be underway right now, to discuss the building of 92 homes on this controversial development. This land is adjacent to the A3M.
This proposed development makes no sense and has already been refused before, back in 2011, because of fears about the noise levels from the motorway.
The only folks that will benefit from this development are the developers themselves, Crayfern Homes.
All councillors will vote on Bedhampton estate plans – Environment – Portsmouth News.
How Could You say No ?
View From The Conservatory
I was peering out into the garden where the weather is decidedly foul when I spotted this fellow, young Tufty Fluffytail, sheltering from the wind and rain.
How many of you out there remember the real “Tufty” ?
How many joined the club ?
A Dull Afternoon
A rather dull afternoon, weather wise that is, spent between Portchester Castle and The Royal Victoria Country Park at Netley. This was the day that I smashed my lens. Portschester Castle Keep was closed as was Netley Abbey , another venue on our itinerary. Just few snaps taken in poor conditions before we retired to The Fishermans Rest at Titchfield for a spot of lunch/dinner.
Pippa On Her Throne
Tall Tales
On Wednesday we had a glorious sunny blue sky day, which was the ideal opportunity for a quick trip down Portsmouth, so that my grandson could get some pictures of the Spinnaker Tower at Gunwharf Quays. I of course took a camera but only my little Canon A570. The view is stupendous, unfortunately from a photographic standpoint having blue tinted glass is annoying. On this day the sun was shining directly into the front of the viewing levels so the glass was also flaring.
The following are a few snaps that I took both from outside and inside the Spinnaker.
Meet Pippa
We are looking after a friends pooch while she is recovering in hospital.
Her name is Pippa and she is a Shih Tzu . Pippa is on the go all the time, follows anyone who moves about the house. So far she is settling in quite well considering the many feet that have been passing in and out of our house over the last couple of days. It must seem quite daunting to her as her normal home is a lot quieter than ours.
The nice thing is that she doesn’t bark very much. The reason I mention this is that when we are visiting her normal home she barks at us continuously even after we have been there for a while. So far the only barking she has done is in reaction to people at the door or something she has heard in the back garden. Absolutely perfect.
This morning I had her sprinting round our garden. I’m guessing she doesn’t get to run free very often so I wound her up and off she went doing circuits and every time she came past me she gave a little rumbling growl as if to say “Look at me go !!”
Anyway, we have her for about a week, all things being equal, then she will be back home with her mum.
I think we might miss her when she is gone.
Cracking Up
Tuesday was not a good day for me. It may yet turn out to have been an expensive one too.
I dropped my camera !!!
It landed right on the end of the lens. Although the lens cap was on, the Skylight filter was smashed.
It actually took me a while to get the lens cap off to discover the broken filter. Now I am wondering if the lens mechanism is damaged. It seems to be working but who knows how the optics are working. I have cleaned out the broken glass but have found it impossible to remove the actual filter ring.
This is bad news as it indicates that the filter thread on the lens is damaged and this will prevent the fitting of any other filters.
I will be looking into claiming on my insurance but cannot remember if we specifically mentioned camera gear.
Watch this space.
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