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msw   "Social" - 2006/08/30 02:36 It seems that the only social concern in this development is the issue of affordable housing (a relative concept) and the possiblity of a creche near the Pells playground which the developer has now conceded won't be a free garden for his development and will remain an amenity for the residents of Lewes. Wouldn't it be more progressive to develop something that doesn't require all adults in a household to be earning to afford to live there so that there is no need for a creche. What about the issue of consultation of the residents which isn't limited to some residents associations (not elected) or individual interest groups. The friends of Lewes has been relatively mute (maybe, only maybe because the architect's late father was a well established and influential member) Why is the cinema going to be "like the Duke of Yorks" or "screen on the green" and not something more mainstream. Why are there going to be "live work spaces for artists" replacing a light industrial estate? and why, when family homes are so expensive in Lewes, are there going to be tower blocks (albeit ones which are apparently readily confused with bell towers in a medieval italian town) of one and two bedroom appartments? Surely there are more social issues to be explored with a development of this size than the percentage of affordable housing which the developer can fail to provide if he runs into financial difficulty etc.   | | You must login if you wish to contribute to this forum.

Topics Author Date     "Social" msw 2006/08/30 02:36     Re:"Social" John Stockdale 2006/08/30 12:25     Re:"Social" Marjory Phillips 2006/08/30 22:10     Re:"Social" John Stockdale 2006/08/31 12:25     Re:"Social" marco crivello 2006/08/31 13:07     Re:"Social" AJD 2006/08/31 15:59     Re:"Social" Marjory Phillips 2006/09/01 00:31     Re:"Social" msw 2006/09/01 20:09     Re:"Social" John Stockdale 2006/09/03 13:15     Re:"Social" msw 2006/09/07 00:20     Re:"Social" Marjory Phillips 2007/04/01 02:30

Boardwalk :: Forum List The Phoenix Quarter Social

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