Taken from the official report...
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A key objective of the proposed new management regime for the gardens will be to improve safety and security and to tackle the current problems of anti-social behaviour.
Restricting access during the night would seem to be a good thing not a bad thing. A similar scheme is already in use further along the river towards the city, although from dusk to dawn is too restrictive in my opinion. Its ok in the summer but in the winter it just doesn't work. It doesn't mean we should cancel the whole development just because of it though. Just sort out some sensible hours.
I wonder if this is all scare tactics anyway. The official documents say the prom will be retained in council ownership
5.9. The promenade will be retained in Council ownership and this will
ensure that people can continue to take advantage of it for
recreation and amenity. The promenade will not be used for
construction traffic other than access for paving, landscaping
and fencing works that cannot be done via the main site. Such
access will be controlled via a licence and
public use of the
promenade will be a primary condition.
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