Monday, October 3, 2011
Interesting how the government can offer grants for Gyspy sites
Cost of Traveller site in Saughall could cost more than £6million
The council aims to meet the minimum requirement of 32 pitches, up to a possible 45, at a cost of about £150,000 per pitch
Posted by mark @ 11:14 AM (1313 views)
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drewster says:
Why on earth does it cost £150,000 per pitch? I’m told gypsies are good at laying driveways, let them do it themselves!
mark says:
exactly, tax paying law abiding citizens cannot afford houses when a bit of tarmac to park a caravan and 4×4 on and lawn costs 150k
crash bandicoot says:
I would imagine that the costs break down something like this;
£50k for feasability studies, environmental reports etc.
£50k for various back handers.*
£50k to actually do the work.
*From a legal perspective I use the term back-hander to cover grants, inducements and bonuses and am in no way suggesting that local government is serially corrupt.
mark says:
crash even 50k is too much for the work to be done
there is a site near to where this news is covering, a compulsory purchase of a farm the council are going to convert for gypsies it is reported to be worth around a million quid I think it is called “oakwood”
mark says:
found it
http://www.wrightmanley.co.uk/land-property-auctions/files/OAKWOOD%20FARM.pdf
http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/local-chester-news/2011/09/29/campaigners-against-traveller-site-in-oakwood-farm-saughall-wrap-symbolic-green-ribbon-round-greenbelt-land-59067-29504599/
greenmind says:
Purchase of the land probably accounts for most of the cost. once the landowner is aware the council needs the site the value suddenly jumps astronomically from its agricultural value.
mark says:
greenmind
it was bought under compulsory purchase to store road work vehicles etc for the extension of the Mway