Update

[lexin]

I have discovered by accident that the developer who built the houses in my estate wants to extend the estate by 55 houses on a piece of land opposite where I live. That would ruin my view - but legally one is not entitled to a view. Additionally it would bring in 100+ more people living in the estate, with additional cars, mess etc.

Looking at the planning application, there are 17 varieties of birds which use the land the developer wants to build on which use the land as a roosting area. Some of those birds are amber and red listed endangered species. I spit tin tacks on discovering this.

Finally, the design of the houses is very similar to those already on the estate. These houses aren’t bad looking, but – and it’s a big but – the two and three storey houses have quite narrow staircases with two corners. People may recall the difficulty I had when I tried to put a stairlifts into those staircases. I could find only one company who would even look at the job and they charged an arm and a leg and had to alter the stairs to allow the stairlift also at some cost.

So, not a happy camper.

Comments

[isis]

Ugh. I hope for your sake (and for the birds!) that this isn't approved.

[lexin]

Yes, quite.

[corvidology]

It sounds like you could report this proposal based on the birds!

[lexin]

I found the information on the birds on the local council's proposal site for the project, so they do know.

[kotturinn]

Are there local wildlife/green/environmental groups, quite possibly with campaigning experience, who could lead action?

[lexin]

I'm going to look into that.

[catalenamara]

I hope there is some way a nature advocacy can do something to stop this project.

[lexin]

I hope so. The work on the bird population was done by the local (government) Environment Agency, so the local council who would approve (or not) the project do know about them.