-- Yes it's Haygate fields -- and the battle still goes on -- the local council is now taking the case to the high court in London on the 17th of this month . So we will soon find out the fate of Haygate Fields . This may be the last Autumn shot of this scene from my bedroom window , but I sincerely hope not !!
I hope your lovely field stays for you Beryl it must be wonderful to watch it change over the seasons. A beautiful Autumn capture I hope it's not the last one.
Has she seen you I wonder? What a long running saga this us Beryl but that's good as it shows there is a chance that your lovely fields will survive as they are. Lots of agricultural fields going for housing round here unfortunately but the councils take no notice if any of us! I hope you are luckier!
It would be such a shame if this scene were to disappear. I hope you manage to get the building stopped.
My sister is fighting tooth and nail to stop blocks of flats being built on land opposite her house.
Beautiful autumn outlook; sad that the future outlook is uncertain. Too many people needing somewhere to live, and we, the temporary custodians of the planet, are to blame for our profligacy and our increasing longevity! (I am only 85, so will probably not be vacating my space for a little while yet!)
That would be very sad indeed, Beryl. Not for consolation but here very few open spaces remain and now they are carrying the building upwards. The face I know of my beautiful Island has (and is still) changing and mostly to the worse, I must say.
I guess I missed your lead in for this story about Haygate Fields. I gathered from Arthur's comment though, that a developer is thinking of turning a piece of land into a development. One thing that is disturbing that regularly happens in the US is that developers buy parcels of land and build malls or small shopping plazas and offer cheap rent. Businesses move into these fancy new developments which leaves many vacant buildings. Then you end up with blight as businesses move to the newly developed areas and no one moves in. Rarely does a developer go back into these vacated areas and restore or rebuild.
I know housing is a different story as Arthur mentioned we are living longer and I have seen a jump in assisted living facilities as many young families are unable to take care of their elderly parents with medical issues.
@wordpixman@sangwann@skipt07 Yes indeed the developers want this land for a housing estate of 300 odd houses but around the area there are plenty of brown land that can be used but perhaps with a little more work in developing access etc !!The road from the duel carriageway into the town is already more than saturated by works traffic ,and this will increase this problem --I could go on and on and on !! but all we can do now is hope that someone will see sense and put an end to this -- thank you for listening and putting up with my moan I just hope we will have some !green and pleasant land "in England -- or will this be an empty dram in the very near future !
@beryl - I know, most of us know what you are feeling and dealing with. It is so frustrating to see this kind of thing happening in the name of progress. Many times it seems as those we elect to represent us are more for the developers then they are for the people. So the developer has to spend a little more money to build in another area that is less suitable to their liking. If they are truly concerned about providing housing, then make it work. If it is more to do with making huge profits, which is more likely the case, then go into another line of business where you are helping people.
My sister is fighting tooth and nail to stop blocks of flats being built on land opposite her house.
I know housing is a different story as Arthur mentioned we are living longer and I have seen a jump in assisted living facilities as many young families are unable to take care of their elderly parents with medical issues.
Hope its still there next year