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Subject: Re: Planning Application Saltdean Barn

Author: A saltdean resident (mixed feelings)

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 01:17:11 09/14/08 Sun In reply to: Glenys Revell 's message, "Planning Application Saltdean Barn" on 07:01:17 09/02/08 Tue >Due to lack of public consultation documents being >displayed and only 12 residents of Arundel Drive West >were issued with consultation documents, this means >that not only myself but many other residents could be >unaware of exactly what kind of impact this >development will have on the Oval Park, the overall >look of the Barn and the dwindling amenities of public >properties. I am concerned about the Grade 2 listed >walled garden which could be lost forever. Also since >the advent of Boomerang Kids in the barn there has >been a enormous and steady increase in traffic and >parked vehicles, many of which are sessional and come >and go all day long making the safety of our children >questionable. Should this planning application be >granted, the traffic would at lease double in >intensity and whilst it is maintained that children >are transported in a 6 berth buggy at peak times and >it is also intimated on the planning application >documents that parking is available to the south of >the development which gives one the impression that >this parking is within easy access of the barn. This >car park is the only public car park in Saltdean and >serves the Library, the Lido, the Health Club, the >Beach, the south of the park and one or two commercial >properties such as estate agents and doctors’ surgery >not to mention shops in Longridge and Lustrells. I >have been here for 17 years and I know of very few >parents who would make the journey from the south car >park in say, pouring rain, howling gales or snow. > >Having run Revell's Terrapin Nursery in the Terrapin >Hut in the park for approximately 17 years, I am well >aware of how the parking by parents can impact on the >local residents and users of the park. Over the years >we have endeavoured to ensure our parents park >considerately as do our staff and we have had no >complaints from local residents. We have an average >of 15 children per day but these arrive in the morning >and do not generally leave until the evening, >therefore parking problems do not arise throughout the >day. In addition to this, 7 of these families arrive >on foot as they live very locally and are considerate >of the problems transport can cause. > >Boomerang is currently registered for 30 children at >any given time ranging from 2 to 8 years and these are >sessional places which means that children and parents >are coming and going all day long as there can be as >many as 3 variants per day leading to a possible 90 >children per day coming and going. This prognosis >will be doubled if planning consent is achieved and >added to this is the number of staff - currently 14 - >increasing by more than double because the new >extension would cater for babies and the ratios as >prescribed by Ofsted are 1 staff to 3 babies. > >In summing up, do the residents of Saltdean really >want their public land to disappear under the over >extension of a nursery which does not offer services >community wide. This beautiful barn should be able to >be accessed by more than just the very young and once >planning consent is granted and mortgages arranged, it >would be very difficult for this building to be used >for any other purposes. > >I have also heard that plans are afoot to close St. >Martin's playgroup, which is run by Boomerang, once >planning consent is gained and I believe that there is >a 100 place Nursery opening in the old Ocean Hotel so >how can this planning be justified on the grounds that >there are not enough nursery spaces locally. I >personally have places available, I also understand >St. Nicholas have vacancies. > >If you would like to make comment to the council about >this development you need to be quick and send your >comments to Kate Brocklebank at >planning.applications@brighton-hove.gov.uk by 3rd >September. Please do not be complacent as this could >affect the future of the park and the barn. what is all the fuss about the barn, it stood empty for years looking like an eye sore , at leased it is being used, and the look of it has not been changed, I have lived here for 30years, over those years things have not changed much. It,s nice to see some modern idea`s coming into saltdean.The park certainly hasn`t altered apart from the very nice mini golf course shutting which was a popular sport. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Author: gary manders (why anonymous ????) [Edit]

Date Posted: 09:59:42 09/21/08 Sun this mail is in response to the "annonymous concerned mother" regarding who replies to the mail about planing permission for the barn. now i have read the letter from glynis from terrapins a few times and first i note that herself and myself for that matter have included our names....why.....because this is a public forum to put a matter across....why on earth people reply and bad mouth someone else but then remain annonymous.....if you have spomething to say then say it and be seen and heard..... as has been noted elsewhere on this site the barn also has a watching tv period called chilling out time.....surely as a mother of a child that goes there you know this..... as for the reasons for the original mail going on here...well i think that is very plain and obvious. there was no consultation what so ever...the notice that was meant to be in the park was mysteriously taken after the first day.....this did not give anyone a chance to even know what was going on and to voice an opinion. My stance is that if the barn want to apply for planning and after all objections are heard it is given then so be it. At least people were consulted and given a chance to reply to object or consent. Then that way it is fair. So hopefully now that the planning office has made the application void a new planning application will be made and everyone who has anything to say can be heard and the council can make a decision based on those voices and of course their own guidelines. I would like to finish my little rant in reply to "anonymous concerned mother" to just say to anyone that come on this site looking for a nursery for their little ones....the barn looks a fantastic place and i am sure the parents of the children attending (we have many friends who go there) will al say it is a great place......but please do not just judge on a building.....revels (terrapins) is a very warm and friendly place for all children to play , learn , interact , develop and learn the necessary skills to take this world on. Our first daughter has just started school from doing 4 years at nursery and our little boy is in second year there. We would not have changed a single thing about revels. A childs bedroom is not a tidy place , it is full of dens and little hiding places , all the children at revels know this and find the nursery a home from home.....they can be who they want when they want.......play in a group or just on their own.....my wife and i have never seen a sad face in there...every child is given the special time to become who they are at their own pace. So rant over.......thank you revels.....thank you glynis and all the staff.....for everything and anything.....we hope everything works out. Gary , Lina , Emily & Elliott [ Post a Reply to This Message ]