tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792878553913751433.post130363123291283327..comments2023-10-15T01:41:38.799-07:00Comments on Keep Frome Local: No Big Supermarket!: Next meeting at the Cheese & GrainNo Big Supermarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347544883349827241noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792878553913751433.post-3689202262434111322010-12-27T03:03:27.141-08:002010-12-27T03:03:27.141-08:00I wonder how many years have to pass with nothing ...I wonder how many years have to pass with nothing happening on the Saxonvale site for the authors of the Planning Brief to accept that perhaps the brief itself is part of the problem? It is a proposal that relies on comprehensive redevelopment by a big developer. If a more sensitive development of the site is to be realised, the has to be developed incrementally, by local finance and small builders and developers. Large scale redevelopment will inevitably be harmful to a small scale town like Frome, and local planning policies cannot control this. It is hubris to pretend otherwise.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853024041845846538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792878553913751433.post-11443483173766070552010-12-21T08:38:31.364-08:002010-12-21T08:38:31.364-08:00A link to the planning brief is on the blog: it...A link to the planning brief is on the blog: it's in the post headlined "Information about the famous(ish) planning brief". 'No big supermarket' is a tag used for posts put up by the people currently organising the activity around the issue - it reflects what everyone seems to agree on (that a massive supermarket would be bad news), though obviously, among those of us who feel strongly about all this, there are other opinions.No Big Supermarkethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00347544883349827241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792878553913751433.post-41446544768728801592010-12-21T07:45:37.109-08:002010-12-21T07:45:37.109-08:00A couple of points:
1) Can you please give us a l...A couple of points:<br /><br />1) Can you please give us a link to Mendip Planning brief so we can do a bit of preparation before the meeting.<br /><br />2) I am intrigued by the poster who calls her/himself 'No big supermarket'. Could s/he please explain what size they think is 'big' and in a certain size range does it matter which chain it is?JohnToonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792878553913751433.post-16196204138259633462010-12-21T01:25:48.309-08:002010-12-21T01:25:48.309-08:00Thanks. There'll be a general discussion after...Thanks. There'll be a general discussion after the report-backs, I would hope. But bear in mind: this is a process, so all does not live or die by what happens on the 19th. You say: "they have opportunity to hear of the existing plans over the years but not of the possible down sides and of other altenatives." By way of advance notice, can you elaborate here?Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792878553913751433.post-89334489841914937542010-12-20T12:49:36.726-08:002010-12-20T12:49:36.726-08:00Not bad but it is limited.This puts the issues in ...Not bad but it is limited.This puts the issues in the hands of reporters as to what emphasis each issue raised gets and how it is reported. It should not preclude a general discussion of some length after the reporting stage. <br /><br />What also is a concern is that members of the public may not get an adequate pre-meeting coverage of the general spread of views before the meeting as a basis for an informed discussion. they have opportunity to hear of the existing plans over the years but not of the possible down sides and of other altenatives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792878553913751433.post-41263201780448854442010-12-18T05:25:57.639-08:002010-12-18T05:25:57.639-08:00At this one, we're proposing the meeting break...At this one, we're proposing the meeting breaking into smaller groups and then reporting back, so everyone can have their say.No Big Supermarkethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00347544883349827241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792878553913751433.post-28720150622129075162010-12-18T03:21:36.795-08:002010-12-18T03:21:36.795-08:00Last meeting was too short to take adequate feedba...Last meeting was too short to take adequate feedback from the floor or give speakers enough time to answer in depth. Suggest earlier start later finishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com