And when we are old we can tell people we remember all this when it was fields….
[ Image Credit: Huw Davies ]
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For the information of those children:
The up-to-date position is that the Town Councillors (who won’t be around when you are old) have given a bit of ground but, in the words of yesterday’s press release from Hands Off Old Oswestry Hillfort …
“Although it is objecting to houses on Oldport Farm (OSW003) in their current form, the Council is not demanding they are removed, and is accepting the largest parcel of houses off Whittington Road (OSW004) unopposed. But in response to HOOOH’s objections, the Council has added a binding condition requesting that Shropshire Council follows ‘due diligence to ensure that the heritage assessment [is] compliant with NPPF [National Planning Policy Framework] through an independent evaluation.”
So not exactly a message to the future which says “we did our utmost to protect the setting for you”……
The Heritage Journal 
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05/02/2014 at 09:07
Diana Baur
………..Demoncracy……growth for growth’s sake is the mentality of the cancer cell.
05/02/2014 at 10:03
Tish Farrell
Is this time for the red (anti-heritage) signs – “this development was brought to you under the watch of Oswestry TC, Shropshire Council, Minister for Planning, your MP and Minister for Environment” with full list of names??? In the name of good historical documentation of course.
05/02/2014 at 10:42
heritageaction
Indeed. See the photo https://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/from-here-to-eternity-a-big-day-for-oswestry/
In the year 2100 the effect of the vote will still exist and people should know who voted and how.
Incidentally I see one councillor cited a decision in which it was ruled that only if a site was threatened with evisceration would protection be appropriate. But that’s outrageous cherry picking IMO. There are hundreds and hundreds of other cases where that view wasn’t taken. That little story ought to be put on the notice!
05/02/2014 at 11:36
Tish Farrell
Great post. Don’t know why I missed it back in Dec.