tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post5269303055492764128..comments2024-01-09T13:27:08.545+00:00Comments on swanageview: Pier Head developmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger220125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-64511208666918036792010-07-23T12:12:19.523+01:002010-07-23T12:12:19.523+01:00Reading and rereading these 221 posts, I am more o...Reading and rereading these 221 posts, I am more or less certain that the opponent on this scheme is one person - the syntax and phraseology are such that they match many posts.<br /><br />In contrast, using the same criteria, those supporting the plans appear to be several, or more, people. <br /><br />The plans are good and really do deserve a clear examination (without prejudice or malice) byAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-25012655956592046152010-07-23T11:20:08.982+01:002010-07-23T11:20:08.982+01:00fine so it stays as it is?fine so it stays as it is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-59341235257498212432010-07-22T19:06:25.887+01:002010-07-22T19:06:25.887+01:00Consultation or PR?
The Purbeck Society has adop...Consultation or PR? <br /><br />The Purbeck Society has adopted the illogical position of saying that something for which there are planning objections because of its size should go ahead as a smaller development would not be viable. Quite apart from the basic fact that we have not been shown any verifiable figures to prove this are they saying this as a general principle? If my neighour Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-33180196087574871672010-07-22T15:24:52.082+01:002010-07-22T15:24:52.082+01:00"Thats where I came in when I ruffled feather..."Thats where I came in when I ruffled feathers by saying expect a rustic chorus chanting approval and heaping praise on the plans. The conductor is naturally enough too modest to take a bow."<br />Chorus? A chirp only! Soz but i think these plans are fantastic and consulting B4 putting in plans has to be good? Two letters of support in Advertiser one from ultra conservative Purbeck Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-66408125590506750102010-07-21T21:25:46.285+01:002010-07-21T21:25:46.285+01:00So this relies on fools making a foolish decision ...So this relies on fools making a foolish decision if it is to go ahead. How interesting. But then thats the contemptuous attitude the proponents of this ghastly scheme have to both the planners and the people of Swanage who will have to go on looking at the mess that has been made of the old building when these plans are turned down. Contempt for the town, contempt for the council, contempt for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-5338048883297927542010-07-18T22:27:32.673+01:002010-07-18T22:27:32.673+01:00Thats where I came in when I ruffled feathers by s...Thats where I came in when I ruffled feathers by saying expect a rustic chorus chanting approval and heaping praise on the plans. The conductor is naturally enough too modest to take a bow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-71301266134688292222010-07-17T19:09:03.626+01:002010-07-17T19:09:03.626+01:00I have studied the pierhead plans, and have a good...I have studied the pierhead plans, and have a good idea about them.<br /><br />I was on a boat in Swanage Bay today, and I studied the site. I studied local building, the sweep along the quayside from the Mowlem, the buildings in Park Road, the park =, and I concluded:<br /><br />These building will fit in very, very well! Pass the plans and let's get on with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-12623929689243207112010-07-14T08:38:32.334+01:002010-07-14T08:38:32.334+01:00Whaddya mean? Lots happens in Swanage....like.......Whaddya mean? Lots happens in Swanage....like....<br /><br />....paint dries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-47703273246671151852010-07-13T17:55:27.400+01:002010-07-13T17:55:27.400+01:00"Don't you just get the feeling that noth..."Don't you just get the feeling that nothing will happen - all over again? That's Swanage folks !"<br /><br />Is producing plans for something you know you won't be allowed to build a particularly Swanage thing? Are they more realistic in other places? Oh well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-52340937324685543842010-07-13T11:12:42.061+01:002010-07-13T11:12:42.061+01:00Don't you just get the feeling that nothing wi...Don't you just get the feeling that nothing will happen - all over again? That's Swanage folks !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-79805837690217395222010-07-12T12:09:05.423+01:002010-07-12T12:09:05.423+01:00I know - a 'new' aspirational sustainable ...I know - a 'new' aspirational sustainable secondary school for Swanage!! I am sure Mr. Storer will foot the bill fer that!OldCodgernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-30945834625123304082010-07-11T12:17:41.155+01:002010-07-11T12:17:41.155+01:00Now we have all had a good laugh how about some pl...Now we have all had a good laugh how about some plans for something that can be built on this site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-79136326369982272492010-07-11T06:22:45.220+01:002010-07-11T06:22:45.220+01:00Answer: local bus service from a rail station whe...Answer: local bus service from a rail station where possible. Life is full of compromises. Sometimes there is no answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-25955483494246177962010-07-10T23:48:17.981+01:002010-07-10T23:48:17.981+01:00Perhaps if the government have to go "cap in ...Perhaps if the government have to go "cap in hand" to the IMF they will then be forced to do what the IMF recommends and get on and spend. Be that as it may lets look at travel to places where they might still make things.<br /><br />The pattern of settlement and employment has changed a good deal since the railway lines were built. Thats not tosh, its a simple matter of observation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-33595664919808596272010-07-10T19:21:33.237+01:002010-07-10T19:21:33.237+01:00Dusted off?
Right.
Not a chance.
Where's th...Dusted off?<br /><br />Right.<br /><br />Not a chance.<br /><br />Where's the money? It wasn't there when D.A.R.T. was first mooted, and the economy was strong. <br /><br />Dusted off?<br /><br />I think not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-44806778019750848752010-07-10T18:15:11.661+01:002010-07-10T18:15:11.661+01:00They can put the plans back on the dusty shelves. ...They can put the plans back on the dusty shelves. The didn't fly back then when there money, and they certainly won't now.<br /><br />I utterly disagree with the claim that the rail line won't reach areas where there is employment. Utter, utter tosh. I do it every day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-46525404852242857982010-07-10T13:18:03.079+01:002010-07-10T13:18:03.079+01:00Could we be told the architects brief for the new ...Could we be told the architects brief for the new design please. There has been a lot of discussion over the claim by the architect of the previous one that he was not briefed to either maximise the number of residential units or indeed have any particular number and he vehemently rejected the intention was to maximise income from the project. It would therefore make things a lot clearer if we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-91701763529457501882010-07-10T10:53:20.490+01:002010-07-10T10:53:20.490+01:00I had the opportunity to see the model of the new ...I had the opportunity to see the model of the new building at the Mowlem on Thursday. Its huge. Looked at from over the road by the quay it will look higher than the Victoria flats and stretch all the way to Prince Albert gardens. Very nice in a city centre perhaps - but here?. Have any of the people who have posted comments saying it is not too big actually gone to the trouble if looking at it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-36516582779925404822010-07-09T12:27:25.892+01:002010-07-09T12:27:25.892+01:00Just read the DART proposal made in 2005.....when ...Just read the DART proposal made in 2005.....when tghe economy was booming.....it went nowhere......so who thinks this boondoggle will get the huge investment it needs at this time?? Just to ship in a few golden oldies from Wareham for dinner??<br /><br />Come on, people, let's get real. The only option is to for a transport company, link the railway at Worgret, get two dedicated commuter Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-11497921306807615452010-07-09T11:41:41.487+01:002010-07-09T11:41:41.487+01:00'A lot of gold'....to support low income r...'A lot of gold'....to support low income restaurant jobs? Is that the best reason to spend millions on a local rapid transit scheme? We need to travel from Swanage to find jobs that will allow us to buy homes here and raise our families. Not waiting on table!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-37285444847692513882010-07-08T23:17:26.184+01:002010-07-08T23:17:26.184+01:00Yes, an efficient railway would be of huge benefit...Yes, an efficient railway would be of huge benefit to Swanage and bring large numbers of day tourists from Bournemouth, Poole etc provided the town was attractive enough to haul in the people (quality shops, restaurants,entertainment,art gallery etc). I do not see much outbound travel for work purposes as the railway was not well used for those purposes in the days of BR. You only have to look atAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-64723600732419167622010-07-08T22:10:30.040+01:002010-07-08T22:10:30.040+01:00The problem is the rail line does not go where the...The problem is the rail line does not go where the jobs are now except for the office blocks near Bournemouth Central. On the positive side D.A.R.T. (Dorset area rapid transit) proposals from a decade or so ago are being dusted off.<br /><br />Aside from people being able to commute to work a major benefit of a re-opened line would be allowing conurbation residents to come over here for an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-43663720064331520702010-07-08T21:28:26.193+01:002010-07-08T21:28:26.193+01:00Why do most people seem to view life in black and ...Why do most people seem to view life in black and white.<br /><br />The meeting will happen.<br /><br />From your point of view DCC will vote yea or nay.<br /><br />In the real world, where there are many shades of grey - they also have the option to defer.<br /><br />That is my prediction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-34635479899281368472010-07-08T20:03:11.823+01:002010-07-08T20:03:11.823+01:00"I think you're going to find that it won..."I think you're going to find that it won't be made this month."<br /><br />From today's Echo:<br /><br />"COUNTY officials will decide on whether to plough £3 million into reconnecting Swanage with the mainline rail network at a crunch meeting later this month.<br /><br />Network Rail needs an assurance, by the end of July, that the money will be available when Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-70825392691425949782010-07-08T19:39:11.556+01:002010-07-08T19:39:11.556+01:00"Railroad and the main line at Worgret (the c..."Railroad and the main line at Worgret (the crucial decision will be made this month) may be the only realistic hope we have."<br /><br />I think you're going to find that it won't be made this month.<br /><br />DCC will defer, this doesn't mean the end, it just means that it will cost even more later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com