King Alfred, Brighton Marina and Patcham Park and Ride
Time is Tight is a Brighton based site for NIMBYs and people who have a justifiable complaint against a planning proposal too.
I've not looked into the Patcham Park and Ride proposal in too much detail, but on first glance it seems an obviously bad idea. The hill that it will be situated on is exposed and looked upon from housing all around. I look forward to e-mails on the subject, for and against: click here.
At lunchtime today I drove from where I work in Hove to the drive-thru McDonalds in Shoreham. The green lobby will be mad at me, but what the hell - they should be mad at the government for sitting on their hands over oil-dependency by promoting alternative fuel infrastructure. Anyway, on my way I drove past the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Hove (google map). It needs redeveloping and needs it soon and the proposals as originally drawn up would have made for one of the most eye-catching and exciting buildings in England. The proposals have changed but the prospect is still very interesting.
Much is made in the press and among the Conservatives in Hove of the NIMBYs complaints about the King Alfred development. Now, I don't know about you, but my feeling is that the people most entitled to complain are those who may have to live literally in its shadow, or those who lose a view. As I stopped at the traffic lights, I counted the number of windows in the buildings opposite the site who had a 'No' poster in their window. There were three - hardly a massive swaive of criticism considering the number of homes opposite. Maybe this is why Hove was not gained at the last election (on which more in a post I haven't yet written). Anyone not affected in the ways I've listed (unless I've forgotten any) don't really have any grounds to complain and are just against change.
On a similar note, if something doesn't affect you, why should you complain? That is the main problem with the Brighton Marina development's complainers - it is out to sea to all intents and purposes and only improves the area generally. Anyone with a coastal view from Marine Gate, will see an improved skyline with as much sea as they could wish to see, but augmented by a beautiful piece of architecture. For goodness sake, even the Regency Society are for it. The previous link includes excellent photos, but the following one is so good I thought I'd include it:
If you hold copyright on this image, please accept my apologies and let me know.
I've not looked into the Patcham Park and Ride proposal in too much detail, but on first glance it seems an obviously bad idea. The hill that it will be situated on is exposed and looked upon from housing all around. I look forward to e-mails on the subject, for and against: click here.
At lunchtime today I drove from where I work in Hove to the drive-thru McDonalds in Shoreham. The green lobby will be mad at me, but what the hell - they should be mad at the government for sitting on their hands over oil-dependency by promoting alternative fuel infrastructure. Anyway, on my way I drove past the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Hove (google map). It needs redeveloping and needs it soon and the proposals as originally drawn up would have made for one of the most eye-catching and exciting buildings in England. The proposals have changed but the prospect is still very interesting.
Much is made in the press and among the Conservatives in Hove of the NIMBYs complaints about the King Alfred development. Now, I don't know about you, but my feeling is that the people most entitled to complain are those who may have to live literally in its shadow, or those who lose a view. As I stopped at the traffic lights, I counted the number of windows in the buildings opposite the site who had a 'No' poster in their window. There were three - hardly a massive swaive of criticism considering the number of homes opposite. Maybe this is why Hove was not gained at the last election (on which more in a post I haven't yet written). Anyone not affected in the ways I've listed (unless I've forgotten any) don't really have any grounds to complain and are just against change.
On a similar note, if something doesn't affect you, why should you complain? That is the main problem with the Brighton Marina development's complainers - it is out to sea to all intents and purposes and only improves the area generally. Anyone with a coastal view from Marine Gate, will see an improved skyline with as much sea as they could wish to see, but augmented by a beautiful piece of architecture. For goodness sake, even the Regency Society are for it. The previous link includes excellent photos, but the following one is so good I thought I'd include it:
If you hold copyright on this image, please accept my apologies and let me know.
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