Some of this site has had houses built on it and it seems that some of the protestors are the residents of these houses.
Are they also complaining about their houses being built on "contaminated" land?
I think not!
NIMBYS!
Some of this site has had houses built on it and it seems that some of the protestors are the residents of these houses.
Are they also complaining about their houses being built on "contaminated" land?
I think not!
NIMBYS!
I remember walking around the site when it was announced that they were building the Garden Festival, there were huge underground concrete tanks covered over with grass to conceal them which my father's old A-Z said were tank farms and something in the back of my mind tells me that they stored fuel and Naphthalene, I guess they were installed during the war.
I agree. I went to one of their meetings a few week's back and my sense was that the contamination thing was being emphasised because they couldn't say that they didn't want such a large development on their doorstep because of the accusation of NIMBYism that would follow. I'm sure the developers are fully aware of the dangers of building on such a site and will take care to ensure that it is properly managed. Unless they do so no one will want to buy a property there anyway. I'm grateful to the protestors therefore for drawing attention to this issue. It will have the effect of ensuring that the developers do their job properly!Originally Posted by PhilipG
All of the oil related storage tanks etc were north of Riverside Drive. The tip was south of it. The main petrochemical installations ran from just behind the cricket ground to Dingle Lane and there was a separate development off St Michael's Road where Moel Famau View (No, I'm not having a laugh!) is now situated. ALL of this area is now residential.
How sad. I walked past there a few days ago with Marie and tried to explain just how really good it was, until it was left to go into rack and ruin.
We had a pint in the Britannia to drown our sorrows.
Can you believe the Britannia was only supposed to be a temporary pub? Still standing after all these years.
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If the development of the festival site goes ahead it will probably turn into a boutique hotel!
Or maybe a travelodge. That would put the cat amongst the local pigeons
Who told you that, Kev?
The Britannia was always intended to be a permanent pub.
Something I heard, probably on here
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Which will drag on and on and on...The Langtree/McLeans application for the Garden Festival site has been called in for the Secretary of State to determine, after a public Inquiry. The reason given is that the proposals may conflict with important national planning policies for new housing
Mike, what are you quoting from?Which will drag on and on and on...
Perhaps it wasn't meant for general release yet so I'd better not say. But I believe it to be true.
Thanks for the quick reply
Inquiry into festival site scheme
The government has ordered plans to redevelop the former garden festival
site in Liverpool to public inquiry.
Outline planning permission for the Otterspool site was granted to developers
in May by the city council.
The proposal would see more than 1,300 homes and preserve 56 acres of the
Japanese and Chinese gardens.
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It's only taken 23 years for the government to get involved.
I'm beginning to wonder if anything will happen in my lifetime.
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