Planning rules must protect green spaces
IN REFERENCE to David Cameron's plans to relax rules on rear extensions and conservatories being built without planning permission and plans to make it harder for residents to hold up appeals and development.
What about people who have bought their properties? Any extension could block out their panoramic views, alas take the light from their rooms. This would result in lowering the value of their property if they wanted to sell.
Also councils are to be allowed more buildings on Green Belt land.
That is just wanton destruction of our countryside stretching from Somerset to Cornwall, a pleasure to look and visit for young and old.
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I for one wouldn't like to see housing estates springing up wherever developers wanted to build.
I am sure that a lot of people would agree.
So I sincerely hope that Plymouth City Council will vote against that idea.
Furthermore, what of the plans for the north of the city next to Derriford Hospital? A supermarket, houses, shops and a restaurant are totally wrong for that area, especially now we have a trauma unit based at the hospital.
Think of the noise and traffic it will create if this goes ahead.
It would be more sensible to build a convalescent home, or children's hospice since the nearest one is in Cornwall, if there was enough room for a nursing home with the grounds landscaped for people to enjoy.
So I sincerely hope these plans don't go ahead.
If they want to build more houses and supermarkets look at all the large empty factories and grounds going to waste. There are enough shops empty already in Plymouth.
Also there is a supermarket at Woolwell which is not far from Derriford. The volume of traffic going down Forder Valley Road will disturb a lot of the wildlife situated at a local nature reserve which is not far away.
JOAN KITCHING (MRS)
Kings Tamerton
Comments
by blogtodi
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 8:07PM
“Definitely a NIMBY story. This island isn't overcrowded. There are just a few densely populated areas we call cities. Plenty of room. There's all that farm land that we're paying for but not being used to start with...”
by sonofmeldrew
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 4:14PM
“I don't agree that this is a nimby story.
That is the stance government will be talking though, they are bound to, this is their idea after all. Every time they are challenged over this, they will no doubt pull the nimby card excuse. Which in fact is patronising and an easy cop out.
Nimbys can also be described as protectors of the countryside. The only people who will be in a position to be able to take advantage of this temporary relaxation of planning law will be people who have the cash flow to do so. In other words, as happens so often in this so called big society, the rich just get richer and poor write about it on here.
I won't be annoying my neighbours with any kind of extension on my house, I simply can't afford it. Developers can and so can that chap at the end of the road who already has a swimming pool and a hot tub in his garden…The only view of the fields will now no doubt be taken over by his private cinema extension. You get the picture?
The government will tell you that this will help society because more people will have extra rooms to rent because they are now allowed to build them. Again who really benefits here?”
by paperlantern
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 2:05PM
“Another price we pay for massive overpopulation in the last few decades without any forethought.”
by blogtodi
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 8:17AM
“Only 7% of the land in this country is built on. Less, if you take into account gardens and parks. I think this is more of a NIMBY story.”