There goes the neighbourhood

[callmemadam]

I took this photo on Saturday and posted it the same day. There's been a meeting today and Waitrose have permission to build their new shop on the site. You can read about it here. Apparently it was that or more housing. Decisions, eh?

Comments

[dozydormouse.livejournal.com]

The mind boggles. Just why? Can you appeal?

[lizarfau.livejournal.com]

Just why?

Money, I imagine.

Like everything else in this world!

[dozydormouse.livejournal.com]

There's a final court of appeal based in Bristol - I cannot remember their name who can be appealled to in the case of stupid planning decisions.

The entirety of my parents street went to them when one neighbour won the right to expand their business in a away whic would have destroyed a quiet residential street, we won! The neighbour no longer talks to anyone but noone cares.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. It's all about money.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

They've been arguing and campaigning about it for four years. I can't see any more appeals working.