ngn Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 No HPC comment in the top 5! GO GO GO people. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1305700/Derbyshire-villagers-raise-120-000-buy-field-halt-housing-development.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBell Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 The largest contribution was £23,000, and the smallest was £2,700, but all the residents have an equal share in the ownership of the whole field. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1305700/Derbyshire-villagers-raise-120-000-buy-field-halt-housing-development.html#ixzz0xbXWqeYX Cos that's not going to cause rows at any point... I hope they have a nice secure trust set up to prevent arguments later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saving For a Space Ship Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) call me cynical,.. but how much would their house prices have dropped if the housing development had been built? Presumably motivations on a 'restrict supply' ticket Edited August 25, 2010 by Saving For a Space Ship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) A grou[p in Kingsthorpe Northampton raised 120K to buy a bit of land they wanted to save They went to buy it at auction...only to be OUTBID BY A NORTHAMPTON COUNCILLOR He then tried to stitch up the locals: http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/Councillor-Kingsthorpe-land-deal-39is.4610800.jp http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/Kingsthorpe-Meadow-I-will-not.4516611.jp http://richardchurch.mycouncillor.org.uk/categories/Planning/ " Kingsthorpe Meadows latest September 19th, 2008 by richardchurch Sadly, the NN2 residents association were outbid at auction for the land by the river known as Kingsthorpe Meadows. The highest bid was placed by Labour councillor Iftikhar Choudary acting on behalf of an anonymous bidder. Councillor Choudary has never discussed his plans with Sally Beardsworth or myself as local councillors, and he does not speak or act on behalf of the council. Any plans to build a mosque or any other large building there would require planning permission, and as we know, the land is largely in the floodplain and has been identified as open space in the local plan. We will wait to see what is proposed. If Cllr Choudary has plans for community use of the land, it is disappointing that he did not discuss these with residents or the councillors for the area before the auction. We will continue to support residents in their efforts to protect the land for the local community and await with interest news of Cllr. Choudary’s plans." I was truely shocked by this...and he's been allowed to do this. Edited August 25, 2010 by TheCountOfNowhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tired of Waiting Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 No HPC comment in the top 5! GO GO GO people. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1305700/Derbyshire-villagers-raise-120-000-buy-field-halt-housing-development.html And NIMBY's comments are getting positive votes there! :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchbux Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I much prefer the idea that they have to cough up and buy it, rather than the village green applications which hit the pockets of everyone who pays council tax in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pent Up Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Everybody loves a nimby b@stard it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tired of Waiting Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Everybody loves a nimby b@stard it seems. Apparently so, sadly. Look at them: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@contradevian Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 We will wait to see what is proposed. If Cllr Choudary has plans for community use of the land, it is disappointing that he did not discuss these with residents or the councillors for the area before the auction. We will continue to support residents in their efforts to protect the land for the local community and await with interest news of Cllr. Choudary’s plans." I was truely shocked by this...and he's been allowed to do this. Its pretty disgusting, but I'm afraid I'm no longer shocked by it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abaxas Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Maybe a bit of retrospective planning applications would sort out the nimbys? If you complain, you have to be prepared for your own property to be re-asessed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@contradevian Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) Apparently so, sadly. Look at them: cough up bastards! Most are certainly into wife swapping (IMO allegedly) Edited August 25, 2010 by Sir John Steed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBell Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 The NN2 Residents' Group has been trying to buy Kingsthorpe Meadows from an anonymous businessman fronted by Councillor Iftikhar Choudary (Lab, St Crispin's) since he outbid them at an auction in Septemb # Now that's shocking. I hope he doesn't get voted in ever again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minos Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Apparently so, sadly. Look at them: There'll always be an England. Have they cut the hind off that poor dog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minos Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 cough up bastards! Most are certainly into wife swapping (IMO allegedly) Well I don't fancy yours much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timak Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 The NN2 Residents' Group has been trying to buy Kingsthorpe Meadows from an anonymous businessman fronted by Councillor Iftikhar Choudary (Lab, St Crispin's) since he outbid them at an auction in Septemb # Now that's shocking. I hope he doesn't get voted in ever again. A council I used to work at built an entire new town. Everyone though the location was a bit strange, and even more so when the council announced plans to move their offices there causing massive travel problems for their staff and moving from a central location to the far edge of the area they served. It then later transpired that the Tory grandee landowners who made up the majority of the councillors had more than a few vested interests in the land in question. It all got swept under the carpet though even when proven that the land owner was closely related to the council leader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tired of Waiting Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 cough up bastards! Most are certainly into wife swapping (IMO allegedly) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executive Sadman Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 A grou[p in Kingsthorpe Northampton raised 120K to buy a bit of land they wanted to save They went to buy it at auction...only to be OUTBID BY A NORTHAMPTON COUNCILLOR He then tried to stitch up the locals: http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/Councillor-Kingsthorpe-land-deal-39is.4610800.jp http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/Kingsthorpe-Meadow-I-will-not.4516611.jp http://richardchurch.mycouncillor.org.uk/categories/Planning/ " Kingsthorpe Meadows latest September 19th, 2008 by richardchurch Sadly, the NN2 residents association were outbid at auction for the land by the river known as Kingsthorpe Meadows. The highest bid was placed by Labour councillor Iftikhar Choudary acting on behalf of an anonymous bidder. Councillor Choudary has never discussed his plans with Sally Beardsworth or myself as local councillors, and he does not speak or act on behalf of the council. Any plans to build a mosque or any other large building there would require planning permission, and as we know, the land is largely in the floodplain and has been identified as open space in the local plan. We will wait to see what is proposed. If Cllr Choudary has plans for community use of the land, it is disappointing that he did not discuss these with residents or the councillors for the area before the auction. We will continue to support residents in their efforts to protect the land for the local community and await with interest news of Cllr. Choudary’s plans." I was truely shocked by this...and he's been allowed to do this. http://www.sallykeeble.com/id2.html Apparently he's flipped it back to the community (for a profit?) It was the handover of 14 acres of land at Kingsthorpe Meadows sold to the NN2 Residents Association by the Choudhury family. Although that is a liebour website, so the whole thing is probably photoshopped. I love the header "A promise kept to the community", not "scumbag collegue gets caught out, runs off with tail between legs" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lets get it right Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Apparently so, sadly. Look at them: Dirty bloody boomers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lets get it right Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 They stand between you and affordable housing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tired of Waiting Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 They stand between you and affordable housing. Exactly. And kicking the ladder behind them. BTW, I wonder how much they paid for their houses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBell Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 They stand between you and affordable housing. No they stand between you and ruining your life buying a poxy newbuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pl1 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 No they stand between you and ruining your life buying a poxy newbuild. But the supply increases so prices should fall? We need to get the correct arrows up. Only take a second: Click here to change arrows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pent Up Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 But the supply increases so prices should fall? We need to get the correct arrows up. Only take a second: Click here to change arrows Yep our comments are getting abused with red arrows. Just shows you can't win against nimbyism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erranta Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) <br>call me cynical,.. but how much would their house prices have dropped if the housing development had been built?<br>Presumably motivations on a 'restrict supply' ticket That's less than Ten Grand an acre for 'building land' - someone is telling massive, misleading, propaganda, porkies in that report! "There were fears" The beneficiaries of the estate would have held off & sold the 13 acres for MILLIONS if it had any chance of being building/development land! Edited August 25, 2010 by erranta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tired of Waiting Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Yep our comments are getting abused with red arrows. Just shows you can't win against nimbyism. Yep. First time I see this forum so comprehensively defeated. Impressive. And scary. The selfishness is difficult to comprehend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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