Alan Benson Memorial Garden... ftao Atarah.
 

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Originally Posted by lancsdave http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/s...s/viewpost.gif
The ironic thing is at the same meeting they turned down planning permission for a convenience store near the hospital because it would mean traffic chaos. Money talks eh :rolleyes:

Me:

Was that turned down then ? The recommendation by the Planning Department was to approve this application. :confused:

Seems was adjacent to a garden in honour of Alan Benson's memory and his widow objected on the grounds that it would "detract from the peaceful ambience of the garden" Not knocking his widow's objection at all .. just wondered if the council saw it this way. LCC Highways had no objection.
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Copied and pasted from the Tesco thread .. didn't want to digress. Can't put in a P.M. to Atarah .. just to show her what it is.

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Re: Alan Benson Memorial Garden... ftao Atarah.
 

As if Kate;)

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You lost me Jaysay .. you mean 'as if' they would not pass it due to Mrs. Benson's objection? Don't know really, but did seem strange as there was no objection from LCC Highways, etc., or any other member of the public.

The garden was neglected .. could do with a make over to be honest.

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just wondered if the council saw it this way, that's what the as If was about Kate:rolleyes:

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Shrugs shoulders .. who knows ?

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I wasn't at the planning committee,but just having a look at the application I'm slightly surprised there wasn't more objections. As you say Kate the highways authority seemed happy enough. Also it was recommended for approval. Id be surprised if the applicant doesn't appeal. I'm not saying that I support the application, or I'm against it. Just looking at it purely on planning grounds.

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As well you know Bernard there have to be very good reasons to turn down planning permission, it can't be done just on a whim of councillors of any colour

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Hi Kate X, can you just explain where this garden is. If its the one just along Queens Rd West, past the shops and just before you turn up to Moorhead School, I am sure this was a garden once dedicated to someone else, in times past????? In my mind I am thinking of the name SUDALL (SUDELL ??)

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Yes, Atarah ... exactly where you describe ... sorry, should have taken a longer shot.

Can't help with the previous dedication. Have never really looked at this site properly for a long time .. can only remember the toilets. :D

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well i'm saying nowt.:D

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LOL Cashy ... it did sound bad, didn't it.

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they were built out of Nori Brick if i remember.

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Were they ? I picture them being sort of dirty white cement type surface (sorry .. not into names of cladding). You could be correct though ....wasn't an expert on public toilets. :)

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think they were a type of pebble dashed partly, ive thrown up in the best possible places.:D

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Hope that pebble dashing wasn't yours .... :s_boom: