I was looking up something on IMDB, BoB film actually, when I found this:-
http://www.coltishallgroup.co.uk
What a good idea, perhaps Plane Sailing’s Cat could be based there, or Kermit Weekes be persuaded to bring back the Sandringham.
Trouble is, knowing what the topography is like up there, I don’t know how they would stop the lake pouring down into the river and washing away the Bure Valley Railway, besides, it would take some filling and topping up as all the natural watercourses are miles below the level of the airfield.
Perhaps they have a plan to introduce a massive system of locks on the scale of Tardigge so that it can be linked to the Broads, just make sure you moor your Broads hire boat away from that Grumman Mallard.
Does anyone know anything about this act of madness, there’s obviously been a lot of money lashed out on preparing, but not considering, this scheme.
By: Moggy C - 4th February 2008 at 12:57
The site has been decommissioned and currently stands empty, its future uncertain.
No longer true regrettably.
The site is now earmarked for a prison.
– glad to see the developers are so in touch with “green” issues, and are not simply seeing lakes as cheap way of filling the “holes” left after gravel extraction then :rolleyes:
With the amount that landfill now fetches, creating a lake is a very costly alternative
Moggy
By: Paul F - 4th February 2008 at 12:18
A small “self contained” community. Everything will be “within 10mins” walk. Sounds idyllic doesn’t it?
But what about a post office? :dev2:
Based on current moves by the Post Office here in the Sussex and Kent, after “extensive consultation” (i.e. We ask your thoughts and opinions, and then ignore them entirely, but we can then say we did ask the locals before taking action), a catchment area of 3000 homes (say population of 6000 – 9000 heads) will be insufficient to support a Post Office, so there goes there “self contained” and “everything within 10mins walk” bullsh1t then….as locals will still need to get in their cars and drive off to find the nearest post office. Or have we found a way to send 3 dimensional objects down telephone cables too…
And presumably everyone in the community will find employment tending to the fleet of boats on the new Broad, or serving in the “self contained” High Street, so no residents will need to commute away from the place everyday. And schemes will ensure the place affordable to locals, and not just to “Townies” who fancy a weekend/holiday retreat close to an attractive lake…
Nice idea, but dream on……
Some of the plans for Dunsfold include “attractive” and “eco friendly” water features too – glad to see the developers are so in touch with “green” issues, and are not simply seeing lakes as cheap way of filling the “holes” left after gravel extraction then :rolleyes:
By: Robert Whitton - 4th February 2008 at 09:54
Why not a Coltishall Aero park so that they can build expensive houses with Hangers and their own runway!
By: Bruce - 4th February 2008 at 09:52
I think the idea is to basically create a new broad. Its been mentioned in connection with other sites as well.
Bruce
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