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Stand Up For Seaton (SU4S)

Community Action for Seaton's Regeneration Area, 80% owned by Tesco - a floodplain on a World Heritage site bordered by nature reserves, tidal river, the sea and the unspoilt town. SU4S is a state of mind - no members, no structure, no politics. SU4S has objected to 2 planning applications by Tesco, including one for a massive superstore/dot com distribution centre which led to the recent closure on the site of 400 tourist beds with the loss of 150 jobs,a gym and pool - all used by locals.

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Campaign for Protection of Rural England objections

Someone has asked what the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England are objecting to in the Seaton Regeneration Area planning application.

As far as I am aware they plan to object on several grounds. I have not seen their letter of objection but from conversations I have had with them I believe that they doubt the value of the scheme to the permanent prosperity of the town, they say it is not in accordance with the Local Plan in a number of ways, that consultation of various parties was inadequate, that statement by the developer that the cost of raising the floodplain prevents a more sympathetic scheme is one that developers often use and is not one that should be taken at face value, they doubt the use of S106 money outside the scheme for projects and they don't think that increased visitors can be achieved by the provision of food and DIY stores that already exist in nearby towns.

All sounds sensible to me.

2 Comments:

At 12:59 pm, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for this Sandra. it all sounds sensible to me too.

 
At 8:54 pm, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sounds to me as if they are very much in agreement with all of us then.

How much clout do they have?

 

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