I don’t want to get militant about it (or maybe I should) but I have heard that they are building yet more houses on the only bit of clear land left at the end of my street! So now we’ll be totally hemmed in by houses. We already get powercuts and dodgy water pressure as it is; I suppose we can expect more.
It brought up the feeling of powerlessness we as community members have; where are these decisions made and why am I not being informed of these changes to the end of my street, when it blatantly affects me? I will find out.
This is relevant to my MSc project, I assure you (!), in terms of how we grab control back from these mysterious council planning departments who seem to grant permission to alter our communities; thus altering our future. I’ll capture how it changes over time and keep uploading the photos to flickr.
If you were a council, what would you do, encourage a greenspace with a communal garden or build even more expensive homes that will bring in council tax? Where’s the environmental responsibility of housebuilders here? We got a playpark (woo hoo) and a kickpitch is supposed to be going in near this site I mentioned above. Let’s bet on the fact that the houses will be up way before the kickpitch; a bigger priority apparently.
Oh can you tell how angry I am.
