13th July 2005, 09:29 AM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by eggbasket
And all you get when you turn up at the public meetings and planning meetings are snide comments from the councillors. Bet it would be different if they actually lived in the town.
Sounds just like where I live. Council policy appears to be something along the lines of: "Stuff our own Local Plan and the rules - we like the development idea and the residents are just a bunch of nimbys who aren't as clever as we are" Goodbye local character and heritage assets - hello concrete, glass and chrome! However, you're doing the right thing by going to those meetings even if you're not having much success at the moment - it's those people that need constant reminding about heritage and archaeology, and they're usually invisible once they've been elected.