Guest 713- Registered: 19 Mar 2011
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#1
I can not find the original post,but a short time ago a lot of people spent many a week end clearing up the old scrap yard ,in Cheery Tree Avenue,& a very good job the did too.
I was said that the LCF were trying to buy it,but have not heard any more on the subject. but I see now that is all over grown again,it is such a shame after all the hard work.
Has any body got any news about it.
Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
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#2
Hi Roger
we (LRCF) did indeed clear it and had expressed am interest in the site. However it is still not up for sale and in fact the owner has done nothing since we cleared it even though at the time he had intimated he was going to apply for planning consent to build on it.
As private property we do not have the right to go and clear it whenever we like, but must seek permission from the owner, consequently we decided based on advice from WCCP and others that it was best to leave it for a while to grow back, as this was in the best interest of the wildlife. We have discussed when we might look to reclear the site and it is something we would look to do in Q1 next year. Thankfully there is to date little evidence of people using it as a tip as they had in the past, so our actions have clearly helped in that regard.
Ross Miller
Acting Secretary LRCF
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#3
Mr Miller is right the LRCF did work hard to clear the site and for sometime it did look the part,and in the winter weeks it will all die off,so it will look better again but next year it will be back to what it was. It is agood site for building some good town family homes,not flats but house,s, but again we did see the planning dept of the D.D.C. at work and it turned down the plans some years ago.
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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#4
I feel the LRCF did a great job but felt they where being taken advantage of, hence the reason I never got involved. it will and is getting back to square one.
All the same, well done guys and gals
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
Ross Miller- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
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#5
Vic the last application Mr Clarke's company put in was for 46 flats on the site - the council rightly rejected it on grounds of density and the fact it overlooks a primary school.
There is no way that the site can pay for itself through development given that it has been used for vehicle maintenance or scrapping since the early 1940s and is therefore likely to be contaminated, plus it is very close to the water table and is bounded on two sides by the river. My personal opinion is that they would be better off selling it for a small profit rather than holding out in the hope that the planning department will approve their proposals.
Ian I do not share your view, but I do think we did not get as much out of it as we should have - but that is water under the bridge now.
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi