Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project >>> Pegasus plans in full >>> "very imposing and brutal"
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project >>> Pegasus plans in full >>> "Milton Keynes is coming to Sidmouth!"
The online forum Streetlife has a lively thread on these proposals:
Knowle redevelopment
Streetlife | Knowle redevelopment
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and County Council for many years [Now retired] .The department I was in moved
to another office 4 miles further from County Hall. Due to some people travelling further
we was allowed to start 15 mins later and leave 15 mins early 2.5 hours per week and was also allowed to claim our mileage {8 miles per day-40 miles a week] This scheme was for 2 years.It amounts to roughly 200 man hours and mileage cost of roughly £120.
Does this scheme still exist ?.If it does how many employees will it effect,The bad side
is that employees who live closer or the same distance as before will get nothing.
Will the council tax go up to cover these cost.
Look at Glenside developers they have style and look good. Even Sanditon has more style.
But I expect they have done what developers always do, ask to build in excess so we settle for less and think we have done well!
Glenside is a fine example of current architecture of human proportions that sits well in its wooded environment.
We have some stunning red cliffs in Sidmouth already. Which bright spark came up with the idea of buildings resembling white cliffs being plonked on an inland site?
I was on the original Development Management Committee that refused the original application, main reasons being the amount of land being taken out of public ownership, the design was better than this current one.
The present area is more acceptable as they only have 14% of the "green" area and the Town Council have been offered the remaining 86%.
This is all at a very early stage, so many alterations could be put in place, or even a complete new design, that's why they are having public consultations.
We want what's best for Sidmouth and that's not necessarily what's best for the developers or EDDC. We (Sidmouth) may get less money, but money is not what it' s all about even though EDDC don't realise that. It's about the quality of life in Sidmouth, which I hope Sidmouth councillors appreciate even if they are outnumbered by other EDDC councillors who don't give a toss for Sidmouth (see my post about local government on your other post)