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Perry's Attack On Lib Dem Leaflet
By Paul Camillin
Martin Perry has attacked a recent leaflet published by Lewes Lib Dems as being deliberately misleading, warning, "If people don't know the facts they could easily be taken in by it."
Called 'Falmer for All' - which is actually the name of the pro-stadium campaign led by Albion supporters - the leaflet's opening headline is "Rolling Downs should be for the enjoyment of everyone, not left at the mercy of developers". Perry pointed out, "The stadium site is not in rolling downs. It is a left-over parcel of land with no public access alongside a busy dual carriageway. Part of it is brownfield. The so-called developers are actually the football club. One of their aims for the stadium is to bring huge benefits to local people, including the residents of Lewes. "
The leaflet claims that the area is being considered for National Park status. Martin Perry said, "Part of the site is currently covered in poor quality buildings and a large part of the rest of it is outside the suggested National Park." When the Countryside Agency first drew up the proposed National Park boundaries it did not include any part of the stadium site. Lewes District Council - then as now trying to stop the stadium being built - spoke to the Agency and the proposed boundaries were later modified to include the thin projection of land where the stadium coach park was planned.
The National Park boundaries have not yet been decided and it is by no means certain that the coach park will be inside them. If it is it will have to meet the criteria normal to development in areas of special protection. Perry added, "Lewes Lib Dems are determined to suggest that a go-ahead for the stadium will establish a precedent that could result in unsuitable development elsewhere In the National Park. It's a scare tactic they know to be untrue."
The leaflet claims that much of the site is within Lewes district and that the impact of the development will be felt keenly by residents of Lewes. "It is risible to say that Lewes residents will be affected by a roadside coach park, containing no buildings whatsoever, on the edge of Brighton.
"However, I can agree with the Lib Dems that there will be some impact. Only recently we were approached by a major supplier who told us that if they received a service contract for the stadium then they would use their Lewes base to service the contract, creating new jobs and other benefits for the town. Don't they want these benefits for their residents?
In the leaflet Lib Dem council leader Ann De Vecchi says that the Albion have not yet submitted any evidence to counter the council's challenge and that the government's own solicitor has acknowledged John Prescott's decision to be fatally flawed. "This is a nonsense. The Treasury Solicitor has conceded that there is a technical error in the decision letter so Ann De Vecchi knows full well that there is no point in us submitting evidence at this stage.And 'fatally' is the Lib Dems' own word - just because there was an incorrect sentence in the decision letter does not mean that the decision itself was wrong.
"The government has accepted that there was an error in the wording and the sensible way forward now is for the original decision to be quashed by the High Court and the decision made again on a sound basis.As part of the process Lewes Lib Dems would have every opportunity to ask the Secretary of State to consider any other issues that concerned them.
"The route is simple, straightforward and relatively inexpensive but Lewes District Council is deliberately trying to frustrate the process.They have refused to consent to this route and are insisting that the matter goes to court in December, so delaying the decision by a further five months.
"It shows where they are coming from. This has nothing to do with protecting the Downs. Lewes Lib Dems are trying to frustrate the planning process in order to defeat the stadium by delay."
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'LEWES LIB DEMS FULL OF SHIT' SHOCKER...
Perry's Attack On Lib Dem Leaflet
By Paul Camillin
Martin Perry has attacked a recent leaflet published by Lewes Lib Dems as being deliberately misleading, warning, "If people don't know the facts they could easily be taken in by it."
Called 'Falmer for All' - which is actually the name of the pro-stadium campaign led by Albion supporters - the leaflet's opening headline is "Rolling Downs should be for the enjoyment of everyone, not left at the mercy of developers". Perry pointed out, "The stadium site is not in rolling downs. It is a left-over parcel of land with no public access alongside a busy dual carriageway. Part of it is brownfield. The so-called developers are actually the football club. One of their aims for the stadium is to bring huge benefits to local people, including the residents of Lewes. "
The leaflet claims that the area is being considered for National Park status. Martin Perry said, "Part of the site is currently covered in poor quality buildings and a large part of the rest of it is outside the suggested National Park." When the Countryside Agency first drew up the proposed National Park boundaries it did not include any part of the stadium site. Lewes District Council - then as now trying to stop the stadium being built - spoke to the Agency and the proposed boundaries were later modified to include the thin projection of land where the stadium coach park was planned.
The National Park boundaries have not yet been decided and it is by no means certain that the coach park will be inside them. If it is it will have to meet the criteria normal to development in areas of special protection. Perry added, "Lewes Lib Dems are determined to suggest that a go-ahead for the stadium will establish a precedent that could result in unsuitable development elsewhere In the National Park. It's a scare tactic they know to be untrue."
The leaflet claims that much of the site is within Lewes district and that the impact of the development will be felt keenly by residents of Lewes. "It is risible to say that Lewes residents will be affected by a roadside coach park, containing no buildings whatsoever, on the edge of Brighton.
"However, I can agree with the Lib Dems that there will be some impact. Only recently we were approached by a major supplier who told us that if they received a service contract for the stadium then they would use their Lewes base to service the contract, creating new jobs and other benefits for the town. Don't they want these benefits for their residents?
In the leaflet Lib Dem council leader Ann De Vecchi says that the Albion have not yet submitted any evidence to counter the council's challenge and that the government's own solicitor has acknowledged John Prescott's decision to be fatally flawed. "This is a nonsense. The Treasury Solicitor has conceded that there is a technical error in the decision letter so Ann De Vecchi knows full well that there is no point in us submitting evidence at this stage.And 'fatally' is the Lib Dems' own word - just because there was an incorrect sentence in the decision letter does not mean that the decision itself was wrong.
"The government has accepted that there was an error in the wording and the sensible way forward now is for the original decision to be quashed by the High Court and the decision made again on a sound basis.As part of the process Lewes Lib Dems would have every opportunity to ask the Secretary of State to consider any other issues that concerned them.
"The route is simple, straightforward and relatively inexpensive but Lewes District Council is deliberately trying to frustrate the process.They have refused to consent to this route and are insisting that the matter goes to court in December, so delaying the decision by a further five months.
"It shows where they are coming from. This has nothing to do with protecting the Downs. Lewes Lib Dems are trying to frustrate the planning process in order to defeat the stadium by delay."
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'LEWES LIB DEMS FULL OF SHIT' SHOCKER...
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i keep trying to put it down to the fact i dont live locally so i dont hear all thats going on so much...........but i dont know