tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973149502277234867.post7910053193674567610..comments2023-05-06T10:38:46.550+01:00Comments on Stop Norwich Urbanisation Blog: The End of the Beginning...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973149502277234867.post-10873060574223813212011-12-24T09:45:54.649+00:002011-12-24T09:45:54.649+00:00I agree with Richard Williams. Thatcher sold off ...I agree with Richard Williams. Thatcher sold off most of the social housing stock and encouraged people into the trap of mortgage slavery.<br />Banks, Building Societies and Estate Agents prospered and house prices rose. Now we have the cost of housing at an extraordinary level. I wonder how long it will be before some smart alec kid comes up with the idea that the only way people can afford houses is to mortgage over two generations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973149502277234867.post-34139501661050174212011-12-19T23:55:57.876+00:002011-12-19T23:55:57.876+00:00A merry Christmas to all at SNUB and a well-deserv...A merry Christmas to all at SNUB and a well-deserved rest. The Bishop of Norwich mentioned E.F. Schumacher's book "Small is Beautiful: Economics as if people mattered" in a sermon at a carol concert the other day - he said it was more important than ever these days, but everyone had forgotten about it. Perhaps if the GNDP simply re-named itself the Smaller Norwich De-Growth Partnership, they might get the right end of the stick and bark up the right tree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973149502277234867.post-84743529587204251112011-12-18T15:32:51.454+00:002011-12-18T15:32:51.454+00:00I would compliment Steven on presenting so much de...I would compliment Steven on presenting so much detail from the CIL discussions. It has a major impact on the viability of the whole Housing Strategy. <br />Unfortunately, the Inspector who clearly knew it was unviable could only bring himself to adjust the Affordable Housing down from 40% to 33%. <br />We believe that was not going to resolve the problem and more recent developments show that we are right. <br /><br />In his summary, Steven points out that the impact of this will be to reduce the rental element of social housing to a much lower level about 14-15%. <br /> <br />So the GNDP look on the bright side and judge that house prices will rise again from next year! Surely, this will only make the plight of new buyers worse. Everyone, knows that house prices are much too high and the whole strategy is based on a flawed perspective. <br /><br />One really frightening interjection by the GNDP's CEO - they were looking at other ways to cover the funding gap ......and this would include, pensions!!!<br />I think she must have forgotten that the public were present. <br /><br />The coalition says you do not tackle a debt crisis by creating more debt....that is exactly what they are doing.Richard Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973149502277234867.post-16259908312217971182011-12-17T14:57:56.150+00:002011-12-17T14:57:56.150+00:00When are our so-called Elected Councillors going t...When are our so-called Elected Councillors going to take up to the real financial crisis facing our Country. They just spend taxpayers money like water, even when they do NOT have it to spend. Perhaps they should ask themselves the question "Would I spend this money if it was mine" ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973149502277234867.post-31613701227658948932011-12-17T14:48:01.982+00:002011-12-17T14:48:01.982+00:00Thanks SNUB for giving us such a good report of th...Thanks SNUB for giving us such a good report of this Quango who at last meets in Public. I am still puzzled as to why we need 37,000 new homes. That could equate to 75,000 people, yet Broadland's waiting list is only just over 3,000. Is this why some of the new developments are being advertised in London ? With all the custs in essential services amazing to see we still have the money for the NDR Road going nowhere. Tell that the Armed Forces fighting in Afghanistan with substandard equipment due to lack of funds ! If we had the spare cash surely the Acle Straight and the rail line to London is far more important than the NDR.Reedlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973149502277234867.post-85576134400975837082011-12-17T11:03:13.289+00:002011-12-17T11:03:13.289+00:00A really interesting analysis of the 'affordab...A really interesting analysis of the 'affordable housing' promises and how they will almost certainly be broken. I wish I knew what the expression 'front-loaded' meant though!<br /><br />The best bit in the Evening News article was the explanation of how the new housing levy could raise enough to pay for the NDR which makes the new houses that would pay for it possible. A circular argument if ever there was! Let's hope the judge see through the smokescreen and chucks the whole thing out.Bob Kettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973149502277234867.post-70549733001698897262011-12-17T09:05:51.932+00:002011-12-17T09:05:51.932+00:00' Dilution-; watering-down or weaking'! I ...' Dilution-; watering-down or weaking'! I think we need to remind the members of ALL district council planning commitees of 'Dilution' with respect to previous statements on certain developements and especially future ones, now being broken or forgotten.Remember the Rackheath 'eco-traing' centre, a dedicated training facility ( to replace the existing perfectly adequate one) where schools and members of the business and community can come to learn about 'eco-living'?...well, the amended travel plan states that the majority of schools will be 'out-reached' by staff?..also,the remainder of eco-info will be available 'on-line'?...so just exactly what was the justification for this waste of our money!..and remember the so-called 'exemplar'in Rackheath? ...200 'world-class' houses where they will build them to the highest standards possible, ( 20 of these to be built to grade '6' and the rest, the highest standard possible!.. a 'Rackheath standard')..well the latest is that Barrats will not build any houses to grade 6 standard?( why do they need bother when BDC have cleverly used POD money on 14 high standard houses in Trinity Close to use as 'show-houses')..they also intend to reduce the percentage of affordable housing percentage drastically?...so this is 'world class' is it?...or is this the 'Rackheath standards', the 'smoke and mirrors' that SNUB have warned us against...a 40 house per hectare housing estate built on grade 2 agricultural lands with no infrastructure? ...a simple 'gateway' to 7000 more 'boxes'..these, and many more 'watered-down' developements are 'planned' and are coming to a village near YOU...'keep em peeled' as Shaw Taylor used to say..old Rackheath resident.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com