Whitebirk planning application. - Page 4

cashman · 24-06-2007, 23:29

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Originally Posted by garinda

Just out of interest, how many people actually shop in Accrington on a regular basis, and I don't mean just driving into the carpark at ASDA once a week?

go in a couple of times a week at least.very rarely go asda

garinda · 24-06-2007, 23:31

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Originally Posted by cashman

go in a couple of times a week at least.very rarely go asda

Just the same here.

WillowTheWhisp · 24-06-2007, 23:44

I shop in Accrington and in Blackburn. I would rather shop in town centres.

cashman · 24-06-2007, 23:49

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I shop in Accrington and in Blackburn. I would rather shop in town centres.

agree - not being chauvanist but i would rather shop without women.

Mick · 25-06-2007, 05:14

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Originally Posted by katex

Well, the council has now granted a contract to a company of Planning Consultants to submit plans to redevelope the town centre and surrounding areas at a huge fee, so will just have to be patient and see what is afoot.

There you go Katex now you know whats a foot

Gayle · 25-06-2007, 08:43

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Wow! If I've got you right there Gayle are you including the Baptist Church and the telephone exchange?

We did have a big space in the center of town - it had the old market in it before they got turfed out and that Wilkinson's block got built. I could have thought of better ways of developing that area than building shops which to this day have never been fully occupied all at the same time.

As for the bus station, again we had more room for buses before half of it was comandeered for the market.

The market is now squished into an area far too small and the buses are crowded into a 'bus street' where they don't all fit.

No, I never got a questionaire but I don't think I'd have voted in favour. Even if there was a regular bus service I want to be able to do my shopping in the town not several miles outside. I find it annoying enough to have to go there for the white goods and PC World. In fact I specifically didn't go there for the last 'white goods' purchase but used a local shop in Ossy.

Even Hebden Bridge has lost some of the character that it used to have but it's far more interesting than Accy - it also has an open river running through the middle and some cute little bridges over it. Hint, hint.

Yes, that's the area that I'm including. The Baptist Church could stay I suppose as it's just on the edge of the area that I'm talking about. I'm sure they've got the technology to move the telephone exchange.

It'll never happen though - bold ideas always get diluted!

I got a questionnaire regarding the development but I didn't fill it in. One reason was that I'm pretty sure it was during the elections and didn't want it to be a vote decider either way.

Lilly · 25-06-2007, 15:13

My mum goes into Accrington every day but I do my supermarket shopping online and only go into Accrington when I'm off work.I use the shops and facilities in Ossy more,on a weekly basis.

Royboy39 · 25-06-2007, 15:40

What about this:
Send the people who run Accrington market to Whitebirk for six monthe and when they cock it up as they usually do people might come back to Accy?

Gayle · 25-06-2007, 20:07

The Observer's poll is currently showing 70% for and 30% against.

garinda · 26-06-2007, 08:09

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Originally Posted by Gayle

The Observer's poll is currently showing 70% for and 30% against.

As opposed to ours, which currently shows 75% against, and 25% in favour.

Ianto.W. · 26-06-2007, 11:14

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Originally Posted by katex

I also find the remark from a spokesman representing Peel a little ambiguous .. "no evidence to support the claims that harm will be brought to Accy town centre as a result of this application" No evidence ? (what is it based on then

).. then what no evidence do they have that harm will notbe brought to our centre by this application then !! Think I got that right.

Is it me ?

Sorry I joined this thread late katex, I think the spokesman is trying to say, "there is no evidence that Peel Holdings will take money off town centre shop keepers and put in their pockets" I think.

WillowTheWhisp · 26-06-2007, 12:40

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Originally Posted by garinda

As opposed to ours, which currently shows 75% against, and 25% in favour.

I sometimes think the newspaper polls don't give people enough info to see the cons alongside the pros.

Lilly · 26-06-2007, 12:57

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I sometimes think the newspaper polls don't give people enough info to see the cons alongside the pros.

It would be interesting to know how many people voted in the Observer's poll.You can't really use the Accyweb poll to guage the general consensus of opinion because only 16 people have voted on that one.

WillowTheWhisp · 26-06-2007, 13:19

Wouldn't it be funny if the Observer poll was even less?

garinda · 26-06-2007, 14:09

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Originally Posted by Lilly

It would be interesting to know how many people voted in the Observer's poll.You can't really use the Accyweb poll to guage the general consensus of opinion because only 16 people have voted on that one.

Of course you can, it's just as valid as the Observer one, maybe even more so, as opposed to the Observer one we can see where people live.

I wonder how many of the staff at Peel Holdings voted in the Observer poll, since they seem to set so much store by the results of such polls?