Don’t let beauty of Bay be ruined (From Dorset Echo)
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Don’t let beauty of Bay be ruined
11:26am Wednesday 15th February 2012 in Your letters
I AM writing to express my strong misgivings at the news that a huge development is once again being promoted for the Pavilion peninsula (pleasure pier). This has been reported to the Echo as a great opportunity to save the theatre – it seems that its refurbishment would be funded out of profits from the scheme (when would those profits materialise?) However, the proposals as described sound like a resurrection of the original Howard Holdings plans, which caused an upsurge of opposition among the people of Weymouth Three hundred residential units are again reportedly envisaged, plus a 120-bed hotel, shops and offices, as well as a new ferry terminal, all on the one area of reclaimed land behind the Pavilion Theatre, as well as a 300 berth marina built out across the bay. In order to squeeze all that amount of development on to this limited site, Howard Holdings planned to build up to nine storeys above ground level in a vast block of buildings, with more blocks rising up to five storeys above ground level lining the side of the peninsula and in the centre of the site.
Now that the council’s hands are no longer tied by the close links which had been created with Howard Holdings, let us hope they will take the opportunity to re-think the whole basis of developing this important site, and avoid the risk of irreparably harming the beauty of Weymouth Bay by any unsuitable development.
Brenda Pickett, Roman Road, Weymouth
Comments(6)
ex sapper
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2:47pm Wed 15 Feb 12
marabout
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5:56pm Wed 15 Feb 12
You are a pensioner?
I'm right eh?
PHonnor
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6:27am Thu 16 Feb 12
mark@greenhill
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8:00am Thu 16 Feb 12
The Pavilion site, along with other harbourside sites, NEED to be developed. The Pavilion is a huge money pit that we need to be rid of asap, and if a developer is prepared to carry out the work required to make the harbour wall secure, and tidy up the whole area, let them do it.
If that comes at the cost of a large block of modern flats or shops over 8 or 9 floors, so be it.
The small town attitude of some people who wish to see nothing change, have landed this town with the monstrosity of the pavilion for years, and all it has achieved is a loss of money on a grand scale, whilst the whole area slips further into decline.
In the current financial climate, we need to grab all & any potential offers to develop this town, with both hands, not cling on to an outdated idea of what some people think the town should look like, especially, when as has been proved, those ideas are losing money hand over fist.
The town needs to change, but it's better to go forwards, rather than backwards!
Caption Sensible
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8:02am Thu 16 Feb 12
mark@greenhill wrote:Splendid comments!!
Amazing how a small minority of people, still insist on resisting any sort of development in this town. The Pavilion site, along with other harbourside sites, NEED to be developed. The Pavilion is a huge money pit that we need to be rid of asap, and if a developer is prepared to carry out the work required to make the harbour wall secure, and tidy up the whole area, let them do it. If that comes at the cost of a large block of modern flats or shops over 8 or 9 floors, so be it. The small town attitude of some people who wish to see nothing change, have landed this town with the monstrosity of the pavilion for years, and all it has achieved is a loss of money on a grand scale, whilst the whole area slips further into decline. In the current financial climate, we need to grab all & any potential offers to develop this town, with both hands, not cling on to an outdated idea of what some people think the town should look like, especially, when as has been proved, those ideas are losing money hand over fist. The town needs to change, but it's better to go forwards, rather than backwards!
Duckorange says...
11:35am Wed 15 Feb 12