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No boundaries on Wimborne Waitrose debate


WITH reference to Kenneth Holloway’s letter regarding the Waitrose development in Wimborne Minster (Have Your Say, March 11), may I respectfully point out to your esteemed correspondent, that while Mr John Baxendale may not reside in the parish of Wimborne Minster, he has every right to get involved in this debate.

After all, how many members of the East Dorset District Council planning committee who approved the scheme, actually live in the parish?

Stephen Churchill, Rowlands Hill, Wimborne Minster


Comments(2)

baxi22 says...
2:00pm Tue 16 Mar 10

Thank you Stephen.
Furthermore, it is now evident that the vote in favour of the Waitrose application was along party lines, i.e. a Conservative bloc vote.
Why was that do you think?

baxi22 says...
11:28pm Thu 25 Mar 10

There is a Heaven and a Hell, Right and Wrong, Good and Evil, but there is a special place in Hell for those who seek to destroy our green places and replace them with huge and unwanted supermarket developments!

I am advised by DEFRA that, "The fact that the land in question is subject to an application to register it as a Green does not, in itself, prevent it from being developed. However, in DEFRA's view, if the land is subsequently registered as a Green, a Court may rule that any unlawful development carried out prior to registration be removed." DEFRA envisages that such unlawful development could then be subject to an order for its removal and the reinstatement of the site.

The vast majority of Wimborne residents are absolutely horrified about the rape of Hanham's Field, and this unwanted supermarket WILL be removed.

I am sure that Charlie Mayfield et al are reading the hundreds of comments on the Save Wimborne Town Green site with growing trepidation. They are more used to being welcomed into a community with open arms, but in this case they are not welcome at all!


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