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On 17/03/2012 02:37, Christina Websell wrote:
"stuart wrote in message ... Anyone fancy putting a name to this line of trees? http://i43.tinypic.com/majyas.jpg We're hoping they may be worthy of a tree preservation order to prevent the house behind them being demolished, so we'd like to emphasise any merits. How old might they be? Looking a bit sorry for them selves right now, but sprouting nicely from the trunk, and . Any help appreciated. As others have said, no chance. why do you think preserving trees will prevent a house from being demolished? I think that because.... preserving trees reduces what the developers can put in its place, hopefully to the point where it isn't worthwhile proceeding. Let me guess, it's near you, in a good bit of ground and the developers are after it? Of course, what else is planning all about? It also happens to be council owned park land (Park Keeper's Lodge), so by no means ethically straightforward. Do I detect a slightly patronising tone? Why would that be? |
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"stuart noble" wrote in message ... On 17/03/2012 02:37, Christina Websell wrote: "stuart wrote in message ... Anyone fancy putting a name to this line of trees? http://i43.tinypic.com/majyas.jpg We're hoping they may be worthy of a tree preservation order to prevent the house behind them being demolished, so we'd like to emphasise any merits. How old might they be? Looking a bit sorry for them selves right now, but sprouting nicely from the trunk, and . Any help appreciated. As others have said, no chance. why do you think preserving trees will prevent a house from being demolished? I think that because.... preserving trees reduces what the developers can put in its place, hopefully to the point where it isn't worthwhile proceeding. Let me guess, it's near you, in a good bit of ground and the developers are after it? Of course, what else is planning all about? It also happens to be council owned park land (Park Keeper's Lodge), so by no means ethically straightforward. Do I detect a slightly patronising tone? Why would that be? Are you doing this on your own? Do you have any past experience with this sort of opposition? Are you acting with others? I have a fair amount of experience of fighting of both having Planning Permission applied AND opposed A few tips. (Without knowing where or how much land is involved) Worth looking into .................. If it is Council Owned Park there may be a Covenant on the land 'For the Benefit of the locals' sort of application. The Park may have been given to the local community by a Landed Gentry years ago with restrictions. The House itself may have a Covenant on for the same reason There is the possibility of slapping 'Listed Building' on it because of its past use. The local Council owned a piece of land near me and applied to themselves for planning permission for a development of Bungalows. I opposed it because of the lack of sewerage facilities and the capability of coping with more houses. I put a sting in the tail of the letter, to the effect that should they grant planning permission and build, 'and if as a result numbers XX, YY, and ZZ get flooded they will have the right to sue the Council for neglect" (Neighbours HAD been flooded because of the surface water problem and XX, YY, and ZZ would be the next in line) The Chief Exec was not very pleased with me, the near neighbours were :-) The latest I have been involved with, along with A LOT of people, is again with the possibility of a development, is saving our local Theatre www.shanklintheatre.com . That involved having a Grade II Listed Building slapped on it at the last minute. Don't know who did it, but it worked. There are some ideas for you, BUT, they are ideas which might not apply or have a wax cats chance in hell, but if you and a group of people are determined, crack on. One SURE way of stopping it, is buy it. Not as daft as it may seem. I had a piece of land and got planning permission for two pairs of houses, but I had to buy a house with a wide side garden to drive a road in. The house was on the open market when I bought it. People opposed the planning application. It was flung out, "You could have stopped it by buying the house and land" Mike -- .................................... I'm an Angel, honest ! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight. .................................... |
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Are you doing this on your own? Do you have any past experience with this sort of opposition? Are you acting with others? I'm just a bit player in this although I am probably the most affected. The Friends of the park in question is a well established group, and includes a surveyor experienced in this kind of thing. The initial plan has been slung out, but it was hinted that a reduced density version might get through. I could live with that, but The Friends are going for the jugular and trying to dream up some kind of park related use for the building. I have a fair amount of experience of fighting of both having Planning Permission applied AND opposed A few tips. (Without knowing where or how much land is involved) Worth looking into .................. If it is Council Owned Park there may be a Covenant on the land 'For the Benefit of the locals' sort of application. The Park may have been given to the local community by a Landed Gentry years ago with restrictions. The House itself may have a Covenant on for the same reason There is the possibility of slapping 'Listed Building' on it because of its past use. According to the local paper the land was transferred to the council from The Charity Commissioners in 1904 and there were plans for a keeper's lodge. However, this does not appear in Kelly's Directory until 1916, so one assumes it was built some 10 years later. I guess I could verify this with The Land Registry. The local Council owned a piece of land near me and applied to themselves for planning permission for a development of Bungalows. I opposed it because of the lack of sewerage facilities and the capability of coping with more houses. I put a sting in the tail of the letter, to the effect that should they grant planning permission and build, 'and if as a result numbers XX, YY, and ZZ get flooded they will have the right to sue the Council for neglect" (Neighbours HAD been flooded because of the surface water problem and XX, YY, and ZZ would be the next in line) The Chief Exec was not very pleased with me, the near neighbours were :-) The latest I have been involved with, along with A LOT of people, is again with the possibility of a development, is saving our local Theatre www.shanklintheatre.com . That involved having a Grade II Listed Building slapped on it at the last minute. Don't know who did it, but it worked. Yes, strange that. We have a civic society and I believe their advice was to try and get it put on the council's "buildings of architectural or historic interest" list. Not a cat in hell's chance of getting it listed apparently. I don't see it's of any interest to anyone, but I'll keep that to myself. There are some ideas for you, BUT, they are ideas which might not apply or have a wax cats chance in hell, but if you and a group of people are determined, crack on. One SURE way of stopping it, is buy it. Not as daft as it may seem. I had a piece of land and got planning permission for two pairs of houses, but I had to buy a house with a wide side garden to drive a road in. The house was on the open market when I bought it. People opposed the planning application. It was flung out, "You could have stopped it by buying the house and land" Mike Thanks for the tips. My impression is that the planners are universally opposed to the scheme but that their decisions must be robust enough not to be overturned on appeal. Same everywhere I imagine. |
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"stuart noble" wrote in message ... Are you doing this on your own? Do you have any past experience with this sort of opposition? Are you acting with others? I'm just a bit player in this although I am probably the most affected. The Friends of the park in question is a well established group, and includes a surveyor experienced in this kind of thing. The initial plan has been slung out, but it was hinted that a reduced density version might get through. I could live with that, but The Friends are going for the jugular and trying to dream up some kind of park related use for the building. I have a fair amount of experience of fighting of both having Planning Permission applied AND opposed A few tips. (Without knowing where or how much land is involved) Worth looking into .................. If it is Council Owned Park there may be a Covenant on the land 'For the Benefit of the locals' sort of application. The Park may have been given to the local community by a Landed Gentry years ago with restrictions. The House itself may have a Covenant on for the same reason There is the possibility of slapping 'Listed Building' on it because of its past use. According to the local paper the land was transferred to the council from The Charity Commissioners in 1904 and there were plans for a keeper's lodge. However, this does not appear in Kelly's Directory until 1916, so one assumes it was built some 10 years later. I guess I could verify this with The Land Registry. The local Council owned a piece of land near me and applied to themselves for planning permission for a development of Bungalows. I opposed it because of the lack of sewerage facilities and the capability of coping with more houses. I put a sting in the tail of the letter, to the effect that should they grant planning permission and build, 'and if as a result numbers XX, YY, and ZZ get flooded they will have the right to sue the Council for neglect" (Neighbours HAD been flooded because of the surface water problem and XX, YY, and ZZ would be the next in line) The Chief Exec was not very pleased with me, the near neighbours were :-) The latest I have been involved with, along with A LOT of people, is again with the possibility of a development, is saving our local Theatre www.shanklintheatre.com . That involved having a Grade II Listed Building slapped on it at the last minute. Don't know who did it, but it worked. Yes, strange that. We have a civic society and I believe their advice was to try and get it put on the council's "buildings of architectural or historic interest" list. Not a cat in hell's chance of getting it listed apparently. I don't see it's of any interest to anyone, but I'll keep that to myself. There are some ideas for you, BUT, they are ideas which might not apply or have a wax cats chance in hell, but if you and a group of people are determined, crack on. One SURE way of stopping it, is buy it. Not as daft as it may seem. I had a piece of land and got planning permission for two pairs of houses, but I had to buy a house with a wide side garden to drive a road in. The house was on the open market when I bought it. People opposed the planning application. It was flung out, "You could have stopped it by buying the house and land" Mike Thanks for the tips. My impression is that the planners are universally opposed to the scheme but that their decisions must be robust enough not to be overturned on appeal. Same everywhere I imagine. """ According to the local paper the land was transferred to the council from The Charity Commissioners in 1904 and there were plans for a keeper's lodge. However, this does not appear in Kelly's Directory until 1916, """ I would put money on the fact that a covenant would have been slapped on it by the Charity Commissioners. I was involved many years ago with a Theatre which had been converted from a Methodist Chapel. The Methodists had slapped a proviso .... 'No Alcohol', so for a long time, no bar. Eventually the restriction was lifted and they built one. Been very successful ever since. I am just a member of that Theatre and don't have much to do with it. BTW. A covenant can be applied to a piece of land without any clauses and, this is the nasty bit in your case, not registered. If your house/park has a covenant 'for the benefits of the locals' and HAS been registered, ALL locals would have to sign their permission to have it removed. Mike -- .................................... I'm an Angel, honest ! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight. .................................... |
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On 17/03/2012 10:31, 'Mike' wrote:
"stuart noble" wrote in message ... Are you doing this on your own? Do you have any past experience with this sort of opposition? Are you acting with others? I'm just a bit player in this although I am probably the most affected. The Friends of the park in question is a well established group, and includes a surveyor experienced in this kind of thing. The initial plan has been slung out, but it was hinted that a reduced density version might get through. I could live with that, but The Friends are going for the jugular and trying to dream up some kind of park related use for the building. I have a fair amount of experience of fighting of both having Planning Permission applied AND opposed A few tips. (Without knowing where or how much land is involved) Worth looking into .................. If it is Council Owned Park there may be a Covenant on the land 'For the Benefit of the locals' sort of application. The Park may have been given to the local community by a Landed Gentry years ago with restrictions. The House itself may have a Covenant on for the same reason There is the possibility of slapping 'Listed Building' on it because of its past use. According to the local paper the land was transferred to the council from The Charity Commissioners in 1904 and there were plans for a keeper's lodge. However, this does not appear in Kelly's Directory until 1916, so one assumes it was built some 10 years later. I guess I could verify this with The Land Registry. The local Council owned a piece of land near me and applied to themselves for planning permission for a development of Bungalows. I opposed it because of the lack of sewerage facilities and the capability of coping with more houses. I put a sting in the tail of the letter, to the effect that should they grant planning permission and build, 'and if as a result numbers XX, YY, and ZZ get flooded they will have the right to sue the Council for neglect" (Neighbours HAD been flooded because of the surface water problem and XX, YY, and ZZ would be the next in line) The Chief Exec was not very pleased with me, the near neighbours were :-) The latest I have been involved with, along with A LOT of people, is again with the possibility of a development, is saving our local Theatre www.shanklintheatre.com . That involved having a Grade II Listed Building slapped on it at the last minute. Don't know who did it, but it worked. Yes, strange that. We have a civic society and I believe their advice was to try and get it put on the council's "buildings of architectural or historic interest" list. Not a cat in hell's chance of getting it listed apparently. I don't see it's of any interest to anyone, but I'll keep that to myself. There are some ideas for you, BUT, they are ideas which might not apply or have a wax cats chance in hell, but if you and a group of people are determined, crack on. One SURE way of stopping it, is buy it. Not as daft as it may seem. I had a piece of land and got planning permission for two pairs of houses, but I had to buy a house with a wide side garden to drive a road in. The house was on the open market when I bought it. People opposed the planning application. It was flung out, "You could have stopped it by buying the house and land" Mike Thanks for the tips. My impression is that the planners are universally opposed to the scheme but that their decisions must be robust enough not to be overturned on appeal. Same everywhere I imagine. """ According to the local paper the land was transferred to the council from The Charity Commissioners in 1904 and there were plans for a keeper's lodge. However, this does not appear in Kelly's Directory until 1916, """ I would put money on the fact that a covenant would have been slapped on it by the Charity Commissioners. I was involved many years ago with a Theatre which had been converted from a Methodist Chapel. The Methodists had slapped a proviso .... 'No Alcohol', so for a long time, no bar. Eventually the restriction was lifted and they built one. Been very successful ever since. I am just a member of that Theatre and don't have much to do with it. BTW. A covenant can be applied to a piece of land without any clauses and, this is the nasty bit in your case, not registered. If your house/park has a covenant 'for the benefits of the locals' and HAS been registered, ALL locals would have to sign their permission to have it removed. Mike Thanks. Interesting stuff. Sounds like I should get the title register from the Land Registry |
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On 17/03/2012 09:57, Janet wrote:
In , says... I think that because.... preserving trees reduces what the developers can put in its place, hopefully to the point where it isn't worthwhile proceeding. Your own sequence of photos clearly shows the trunks are dying and or dead, so even if they already had a TPO, their condition would provide the owner with an exemption from the felling ban. Janet. When it stops raining I'll go and hug them, and perhaps give them some steroids :-) |
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"stuart noble" wrote in message ... On 17/03/2012 10:31, 'Mike' wrote: "stuart noble" wrote in message ... Are you doing this on your own? Do you have any past experience with this sort of opposition? Are you acting with others? I'm just a bit player in this although I am probably the most affected. The Friends of the park in question is a well established group, and includes a surveyor experienced in this kind of thing. The initial plan has been slung out, but it was hinted that a reduced density version might get through. I could live with that, but The Friends are going for the jugular and trying to dream up some kind of park related use for the building. I have a fair amount of experience of fighting of both having Planning Permission applied AND opposed A few tips. (Without knowing where or how much land is involved) Worth looking into .................. If it is Council Owned Park there may be a Covenant on the land 'For the Benefit of the locals' sort of application. The Park may have been given to the local community by a Landed Gentry years ago with restrictions. The House itself may have a Covenant on for the same reason There is the possibility of slapping 'Listed Building' on it because of its past use. According to the local paper the land was transferred to the council from The Charity Commissioners in 1904 and there were plans for a keeper's lodge. However, this does not appear in Kelly's Directory until 1916, so one assumes it was built some 10 years later. I guess I could verify this with The Land Registry. The local Council owned a piece of land near me and applied to themselves for planning permission for a development of Bungalows. I opposed it because of the lack of sewerage facilities and the capability of coping with more houses. I put a sting in the tail of the letter, to the effect that should they grant planning permission and build, 'and if as a result numbers XX, YY, and ZZ get flooded they will have the right to sue the Council for neglect" (Neighbours HAD been flooded because of the surface water problem and XX, YY, and ZZ would be the next in line) The Chief Exec was not very pleased with me, the near neighbours were :-) The latest I have been involved with, along with A LOT of people, is again with the possibility of a development, is saving our local Theatre www.shanklintheatre.com . That involved having a Grade II Listed Building slapped on it at the last minute. Don't know who did it, but it worked. Yes, strange that. We have a civic society and I believe their advice was to try and get it put on the council's "buildings of architectural or historic interest" list. Not a cat in hell's chance of getting it listed apparently. I don't see it's of any interest to anyone, but I'll keep that to myself. There are some ideas for you, BUT, they are ideas which might not apply or have a wax cats chance in hell, but if you and a group of people are determined, crack on. One SURE way of stopping it, is buy it. Not as daft as it may seem. I had a piece of land and got planning permission for two pairs of houses, but I had to buy a house with a wide side garden to drive a road in. The house was on the open market when I bought it. People opposed the planning application. It was flung out, "You could have stopped it by buying the house and land" Mike Thanks for the tips. My impression is that the planners are universally opposed to the scheme but that their decisions must be robust enough not to be overturned on appeal. Same everywhere I imagine. """ According to the local paper the land was transferred to the council from The Charity Commissioners in 1904 and there were plans for a keeper's lodge. However, this does not appear in Kelly's Directory until 1916, """ I would put money on the fact that a covenant would have been slapped on it by the Charity Commissioners. I was involved many years ago with a Theatre which had been converted from a Methodist Chapel. The Methodists had slapped a proviso .... 'No Alcohol', so for a long time, no bar. Eventually the restriction was lifted and they built one. Been very successful ever since. I am just a member of that Theatre and don't have much to do with it. BTW. A covenant can be applied to a piece of land without any clauses and, this is the nasty bit in your case, not registered. If your house/park has a covenant 'for the benefits of the locals' and HAS been registered, ALL locals would have to sign their permission to have it removed. Mike Thanks. Interesting stuff. Sounds like I should get the title register from the Land Registry The whole thing is a can of worms and you/your group, really need a sting in the tail of your objection, such as ...... Our road was always being dug up by the Gas Board to repair leaks. "Why don't you put a new main in and be done with it?" I asked one of the men. He explained that installation and maintenance were two different departments. "The trouble is" he said "that it's an old cast main and wrapped in this wax tape. A leak can occur anywhere, creep under the tape to come out yards down the pipe. It can also get into the drains and come up elsewhere" :-))))))) Our bit of road is 140 metres long, terminating with a pedestrian underpass under the electric train line. New drains had been installed to stop the underpass flooding. Letter to Gas Board explaining that we understood that gas leaking from the old gas pipe could get into the new drains and that in the underpass, these were 7 ft under the Electric Train Pick Up Shoe. "Is this not a disaster waiting to happen?" Copied to the Train Company. That letter would have arrived just before a weekend. Contractors arrived on the following Wednesday to put a new Gas Main the length of the road Mike -- .................................... I'm an Angel, honest ! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight. .................................... |
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"stuart noble" wrote in message ... On 17/03/2012 02:37, Christina Websell wrote: "stuart wrote in message ... Anyone fancy putting a name to this line of trees? http://i43.tinypic.com/majyas.jpg We're hoping they may be worthy of a tree preservation order to prevent the house behind them being demolished, so we'd like to emphasise any merits. How old might they be? Looking a bit sorry for them selves right now, but sprouting nicely from the trunk, and . Any help appreciated. As others have said, no chance. why do you think preserving trees will prevent a house from being demolished? I think that because.... preserving trees reduces what the developers can put in its place, hopefully to the point where it isn't worthwhile proceeding. Let me guess, it's near you, in a good bit of ground and the developers are after it? Of course, what else is planning all about? It also happens to be council owned park land (Park Keeper's Lodge), so by no means ethically straightforward. Do I detect a slightly patronising tone? Why would that be? No you do not detect any kind of patronising tone, sometimes what we say does not come over well in in plain text. |
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