Nunnery Way latest

[alwaysnextyear]

I just happened to drive past yesterday. It's amazing to see what SMD can get done that was an obstacle to WCFC. One of the obstacles was " A pedestrian bridge over Nunnery Way was ruled out, along with a crossing controlled by lights because it would interrupt the flow of traffic on the 70mph road." It's odd how that just seems to have applied to WCFC's plans but not to those of SMD's. Strange that isn't it ?

www.worcesternews.co.uk/sport/4487345.City___s_move_held_up_by_new_delay/

Luckily for SMD's plans, the pelican crossing is now almost finished. Where it's placed is far too close to the roundabout, so that anyone coming north from the Whittington direction will come around the roundabout and have to slam the brakes on. Approaching the " exciting mixed use development " grey sheds to you and I, from the farmers market, the 40 mph signs have gone up which should slow the traffic down further. The exit slip road from the site is very poorly designed, and narrows very quickly.

So that's the " flow of traffic " obstacle sorted then !

As if the Whittington residents aren't going to suffer enough as it is with this tatty development which adds nothing, in the next field down towards Junction 7, on the other side of the roundabout, the sign has gone up for the new housing development, " Whittington Walk " which no doubt will be also be " exciting " and will blend in seamlessly.

What is also interesting is how the housing development currently being built on the opposite side of the road ( the huge development at the back of Kilbury Drive ) were refused access onto the road by the Highways Authority, yet it's no problem on the other side of the road ! Some people just seem to get all the luck on planning applications don't they ?

Considering that building on this part of Worcester was only ever taking place with a " landmark football stadium " as the catalyst for any build, they've done pretty well considering. I wonder how SMD do it ?


Andrew Guy's observations make very interesting reading.........questioning the strange decision making over Swineherd Way................


www.swdevelopmentplan.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/021-Guy-Andrew-PM2014_Redacted.pdf

[Down The Pan]

And that further development towards Junction 7 was exactly what Andrew Guy predicted would happen, and it won't stop there, it will carry on down to Whittington. The property developers like SMD ride roughshod over planning offices. They know how it works, and they've got bottomless pockets to throw at them, plus a sizable appeal fund. When they got the planning approved at NW, the whole scheme was based on the premise that WCFC was the focal point, that was the emotive driver. If they'd just put in a 20 acre retail site, they wouldnt have got a look in. Once they had the outline planning approved for the 15 acres which wasnt retail, all they had to do was wait until the football ground became totally unviable, and swallow up the other 5 acres. And thats exactly what they've done.

[bj]

I had an insight into the Planners thinking a few months back in Malvern relating to a proposed development behind my house. A 'consultant' planner working for Malvern Hills Council (who have probably got rid of their permanent staff in the Planning Office) said that he was 'of a mind to recommend passing the application because if he recommended refusal and the developer won an appeal it would look bad on his CV'.

[richwidd]

A fine chap is Andrew Guy. Despite being an objector to Nunnery Way we always got on well with him, even more so when we realised we were being stitched up.

He was also one of the few people to stand up to David Hallmark's threats (who was acting as a Solicitor on behalf of Worcester City FC) What he did to Andrew was absolutely disgusting - The Club still owes him an apology.

This too will come out, so invest in a long stick and keep your distance if you are one of his chums.

[Croc]

May 17, 2017 16:41:25 GMT richwidd said:

This too will come out, so invest in a long stick and keep your distance if you are one of his chums.

downthelane should heed that advice in spades

[Brooksiders Return!!]

I say old chap

[Down The Pan]

Andrew Guy is indeed a fine chap, and is the perfect example of why you need to listen to all sides of a debate.I thought we were on opposite sides, and crossed swords with him in the media. One day, and I don't know how it happened, but we ended up on the phone to each other, and the more he explained the bigger picture, and Hallmarks involvement with the M5 corridor, the clearer everything got. And all the contracts, and delays, and double dealing , started to tie in with the details of the Harrison Clark report. Once you could see the Trojan Horse strategy of SMD, you knew there would never be a football ground at Nunnery Way. Glossop termed the word Catalyst for WCFCs part in the project, and he was spot on. Catalyst - something that increases the rate of an action, without itself undergoing any permanent change. Catalysts are discarded at the end of the process, as were WCFC.

[alwaysnextyear]

Correction - the Whittington Walk development isn't " exciting " - it's actually a " stunning collection ". Traffic issues ? Not a problem !

[alwaysnextyear]

For those thinking that the prestigious " mixed use " development in Nunnery Way ( on Dave Boddy's field of dreams ) isn't quite shabby and tatty enough just yet, with its scenic mix of abandoned muddy field, chain pub, KFC, matching 3 grey warehouse sheds, and dangerous site access, I'm delighted to report that the next " mixed use " visually impairing development for the site is that of a petrol station with car wash, and a shop.

planning.worcester.gov.uk/OcellaWeb/showDocuments?reference=P18Q0091&module=pl

It doesn't agree with the site usage as determined in the taxpayer funded multi million pound SWDP, but as we know with Nunnery Way, who cares what goes where ?

To think, that WCFC just wanted a B & Q....................