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Originally Posted by garinda
My main objections are the siting, why can't it go on Oswaldtwistle Moors, there's more room and won't be as obtrusive and there is some parking.
You mentioned Anthony Gormley's 'Angel of the North', l don't think the chosen artist has the same cache on a world stage. l think a more well known artist would have put us more on the map and given us more prestige.
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In one respect I'd like it to be in Oswaldtwistle. I live there and would like the investment to come to my town. If it becomes clear that the site is everyone's main issue then it will need to be reviewed as it was in Ribble Valley.
No, the chosen artist doesn't have that sort of cache on the world stage. But he was initially approached because he is an up and coming artist. Simple fact is we couldn't afford Anthony Gormley.
Also, putting it into the context - there are six Panopticons and they will attract the attention as a whole - we should not just be looking at Hyndburn in isolation.