I read in the LEP that a planning application has been submitted to build a marina, apartments, Tesco and nature reserve at Cottam. Sounds a good thing from reading it and having little knowledge of the area. I might wonder what size of Tesco and the nature reserve sounds neat if it’s accessible. Planning applications are a bit of a laugh nowadays, there is always something about nature or accessibility and often masking some feature. A house near us was re-built with a very wide drive for ‘accessibility’ not that they hoped the house would be more marketable with a large drive and small garden.
Less of the cynicism. There are a lot of planning proposals around Preston at the moment. Tithebarn, Winckley, Flag Market and now this which is out of the centre. I noticed on a recent visit that Blackpool has a lot of work in their centre as well including some amazingly large arch structures in one street for a sound and light display. The Blackpool work is actually happening. However they don’t like Prestons ambitions and are protesting about Tithebarn. Where is all this money coming from? At least it’s creating jobs and I guess that is also improving optimism about planning application.