Readers Writes

Here's a map. Two interesting pieces of correspondence dropped through my door this last week.

The first from a neighbour who is a solicitor and who has had a little look at the land registry as it relates to the rec. It would seem that for most of the rec there is a restrictive covenant which prevents it being used for any other purpose than as a recreation ground. But some parts of it (I think I've got this right, land registry language being a bit of a minefield) notably the track at the back of New Road houses and the area used for boules and part of the kids skate ramp area are released from this covenant. Don't know why. But what this seems to mean is that the rest of the rec must be used only for recreational purposes. Hmmmm interesting. Don't the various councils know this?

Reader number two is a well-known chap who has a fantastic grasp of local issues and history and let me have sight of his erudite and forcefully argued objection(s) to the possible development. In a real piece of irony it turns out that the rec was originally built using rubble and building refuse from the Syngenta site. So the 'benefits' of the Syngenta site made our rec and the same is now under threat because the Syngenta site is apparently off-limits for development. Weird or what? Camelsdale, through its own hard work, profits from Syngenta site rubbish, and having turned it in to something good can only look on in despair as it might be destroyed because the origin of the rubbish must be protected. It would be interesting to know what the locals felt about the Syngenta site rubble/creation of the rec at the time. The lady I bought my house from remembers the rec as being woodland in the early 80's.

District councils apparently have no sense of history or indeed sense. I still haven't got it about the Syngenta site and why it's not suitable for development.

Interestingly there was a report published today warning councils to ensure they take in to account the impact on people's health when considering development. Living in built-up areas is bad for your health and well-being unless you have access to green spaces which provide recreation and sport. News to CDC presumably.

I can't make the PC meeting this evening unfortunately. Reports please.