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Graffiti pleads for "No more flats"
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| The graffiti seen from Amersham Road |
"NO MORE FLATS" is the message from one Hazlemere graffiti artist.
A message spray-painted across hoarding at a development on Amersham Road at the weekend highlighted concern in the village over brownfield sites increasingly being converted from houses into flats.
The message was seen by many drivers and passers by.
Hazlemere Parish councillor David Cox had not seen the graffiti but sided with its message.
He said: "I would agree with their sentiments but doing that kind of thing isn't very nice because we don't want to encourage graffiti."
Cllr Cox said he had been monitoring the number of flats being built in the village in and around the crossroads over the last two years.
"This has been an endemic disease throughout the whole of Hazlemere in the last two years," he added, "The amount of flats going up in Hazlemere is really worrying because it's really changing the character.
"I think it's about time we said no and spread the flats because Hazlemere is getting more of its share."
Developer Inland Homes has submitted a planning application to build flats on the site which was recommended for approval by planning officers but refused by Wycombe District councillors.
Sarah Hampton, senior planner, said the proposed flats would be contained in a single building carefully designed to be in keeping with neighbouring houses to resemble a family home and added that smaller dwellings are in high demand in Wycombe.
1:46pm Tuesday 20th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: HWMAN, High Wycombe on 3:51pm Tue 20 May 08
This was done last week! I understand the comments. Sadly it will mean more in-fill housing in High Wycombe. If projects like this are stopped. Although way why to stop it is, for the land owners NOT to sell to the developers. That's not going to happen. It's the sell up & get out of here brigade, mentality.
This was done last week! I understand the comments. Sadly it will mean more in-fill housing in High Wycombe. If projects like this are stopped. Although way why to stop it is, for the land owners NOT to sell to the developers. That's not going to happen. It's the sell up & get out of here brigade, mentality.
Posted by: John, High Wycombe on 4:22pm Tue 20 May 08
So, you don't want more flats because it lowers the style and quality of the area... well, nothing like a bit of graffiti to prove your point!
So, you don't want more flats because it lowers the style and quality of the area... well, nothing like a bit of graffiti to prove your point!
Posted by: SBJones, Wycombe on 4:30pm Tue 20 May 08
yes why dont you say no David Cox and actually DO something about rather than talking, the sprawl of Wycombe is ruining places like Hazlemere and the wasters in the planning dept who dont even live in this area say yes to everything, so David Cox what are you going to do about it??????
yes why dont you say no David Cox and actually DO something about rather than talking, the sprawl of Wycombe is ruining places like Hazlemere and the wasters in the planning dept who dont even live in this area say yes to everything, so David Cox what are you going to do about it??????
Posted by: Read All About It, HW on 5:21pm Tue 20 May 08
graffiti artist ?? Did I miss something ?
graffiti artist ?? Did I miss something ?
Posted by: Trefor, Out standing in my field on 9:52am Wed 21 May 08
I support brownfield development, but across the nation there are far too many flats being built. I assume they offer the optimal profit for the developers.
Not everyone wants to live in a flat (or apartment to use the posh term and charge 30k more). Why are the council not pushing for more starter homes - even back-to-back type houses. People with young children or pets do not want to have to drag the pushchair/shopping up the stairs, or have nowhere to let the cat out. People want their own space, even if it is just a 10 feet square yard.
I support brownfield development, but across the nation there are far too many flats being built. I assume they offer the optimal profit for the developers.
Not everyone wants to live in a flat (or apartment to use the posh term and charge 30k more). Why are the council not pushing for more starter homes - even back-to-back type houses. People with young children or pets do not want to have to drag the pushchair/shopping up the stairs, or have nowhere to let the cat out. People want their own space, even if it is just a 10 feet square yard.
Posted by: Lol, close on 10:01am Wed 21 May 08
WOW THE SPEED AT WHICH YOU REPORT IS AMAZING....IT WAS THERE LAST WEEK!!
WOW THE SPEED AT WHICH YOU REPORT IS AMAZING....IT WAS THERE LAST WEEK!!
Posted by: Mr S Dragon, Moon Crescent on 10:13am Wed 21 May 08
More graffiti to be found round the corner on Penn Road where they are going to demolish 4 houses to build a load of OAP flats. Some wag has been quite creative with his/her magic marker on the portraits of the kindly looking old folk.
Bet the BFP wont publish a picture of that art work.
More graffiti to be found round the corner on Penn Road where they are going to demolish 4 houses to build a load of OAP flats. Some wag has been quite creative with his/her magic marker on the portraits of the kindly looking old folk.
Bet the BFP wont publish a picture of that art work.
Posted by: Mario, Bucks on 11:19am Wed 21 May 08
The current flat building epidemic will run out of steam of its own accord, basic economics will see to that.
I would like to know what the council intends to do when all these developments become boarded up ghettoes in the next ten years?
Can't the council see that the lifetime of these plasterboard slums is certainly less than twenty years?
The current flat building epidemic will run out of steam of its own accord, basic economics will see to that.
I would like to know what the council intends to do when all these developments become boarded up ghettoes in the next ten years?
Can't the council see that the lifetime of these plasterboard slums is certainly less than twenty years?
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