Musings from the Merse
Friday, June 05, 2009
Bring in the Lumberjack; its ok
Back in the Borders-just in time to catch the latest Berwickshire News and to see that some things don't change including the Laird's attempts to add to his housing stock in greater Paxton. Having had his application for two bijou dwellings turned down on several occasions and even on appeal to the Scottish Executive he has managed to have the case reopened as reported here
It seems that one of the previous objections to the houses was that it would mean that some trees would have been cut down to allow them to be built. Or in Planning Speak :building on the land would result in "the loss of a woodland resource."
Quick Action by the Laird:
"To counteract this the nearby spruce trees were cut down in January".
Objection : Don't cut down trees to build houses
Trees cut down: Objection overruled
Odd that;
or am I missing something
Back in the Borders-just in time to catch the latest Berwickshire News and to see that some things don't change including the Laird's attempts to add to his housing stock in greater Paxton. Having had his application for two bijou dwellings turned down on several occasions and even on appeal to the Scottish Executive he has managed to have the case reopened as reported here
It seems that one of the previous objections to the houses was that it would mean that some trees would have been cut down to allow them to be built. Or in Planning Speak :building on the land would result in "the loss of a woodland resource."
Quick Action by the Laird:
"To counteract this the nearby spruce trees were cut down in January".
Objection : Don't cut down trees to build houses
Trees cut down: Objection overruled
Odd that;
or am I missing something
Labels: Border Planning, Inappropriate Development, Paxton, the Laird
Comments:
See what the planners have allowed to happen to the Whitsome skyline. Not only is there that tacky (and largely unsold) housing development to offend the eye driving south but also, driving north, the dormer bumgalow has been changed into a horrific house whose scale detracts strongly from the farmhouse, which has somehow avoided listing. Why do planners in some areas seem to have no concept of setting? The only cottage visible from the road has a massive suburban box sort of structure - don't think planning was involved there, though. Makes you wonder how folk get away with it. One law for the landowners. I bet they are all spitting feathers they can't bung a wind turbine installation and finish off the job of messing up the tourist trade. A visitor to the area commented "What's wrong with people round here allowing all this to happen?"
# posted by 
: 6:59 AM
: 6:59 AM
Yes indeed one law for the landowner...how the Laird managed to pull the strings to get a possible change of decision on the bijou villas in Paxton is anybody's guess. Mind you People Power stopped him getting away with a monstrous development a few years back; hopefully the conditions will be onerous (Lots of trees to be planted etc) which may lead to second thoughts given the folly of building at the moment
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