Paultons Park gets approval for Cobra (From Daily Echo)

WOW a bit of common sense at last

I feel slightly sorry for the residents (only slightly though) nearby who can't read their books outside, but it's great news for the area generally, and the park itself.

Great, now lets get on with building that much needed Lidl warehouse.

Did the amusement park not have "screaming kids" enjoying the existing attractions in the first place?

haha i used to play golf over there and as you were lining your putt up on the first green you would hear the almighty roar of a tyrannosaurus rex coming from over the tree line.
Reality is the place is so built up and noisy now 1 more rollercoaster is going to matter not!

I use to say 'don't buy a house alongside a field and think you are in the countryside'. The residents surrounding this area must appreciate that it is 'MONEY MONEY, MONEY' - your granny would be sold for a dollar if she's worth it. - unhappily we are the dregs of society - MONEY!!

goard

prob knocks another couple of £1000s of house prices in that area then

Why do the retards at the NPA have any jurisdiction over the Park ?

Goard,

Another post that I don't understand. Have another go.
I Agree Donut. I hate being told what to do by an unelected bunch of nobodys. I ignore them completely.

Hope the Edge get the approval. Its a great ride, perfect for screaming your lungs out over the empty green fields visible over the fence.

The Cobra, meh, its fine, in a kind of old style 'mouse' rollercoaster way.

S!mon wrote:
Did the amusement park not have "screaming kids" enjoying the existing attractions in the first place?

There were 45' to far out so wouldn't of heard them,lol

This is a clear case of money talking, and I wonder how much Paultons offered to the National Park Authority to have this pass. Some will say I'm just being cynical, but you trying getting planning permission within the New Forest National Park ... let alone after you've gone ahead and built the house/extension/ride etc. You and me would have to pull it down, but somehow large businesses can get away with it. I don't want to sound like a killjoy, as the ride(s) will bring tourists to the area and pleasure to the kids, but Paultons should have still followed planning procedures in the same way that anyone else has to!

eurogordi wrote:
This is a clear case of money talking, and I wonder how much Paultons offered to the National Park Authority to have this pass. Some will say I'm just being cynical, but you trying getting planning permission within the New Forest National Park ... let alone after you've gone ahead and built the house/extension/ride etc. You and me would have to pull it down, but somehow large businesses can get away with it. I don't want to sound like a killjoy, as the ride(s) will bring tourists to the area and pleasure to the kids, but Paultons should have still followed planning procedures in the same way that anyone else has to!

If the park had to pull down one or two of these custom built rides the would stand to lose millions of pounds it both the cost of the rides, the cost to pull them down, the loss of revenue through less visitors and the loss of money through wasted advertising.

The end result, Mr Mancy has less money in the bank and lots of people lose their jobs.

If you built a conservatory on your property without planning permission who loses out? Just you. There's the difference pal. I think you are being very cynical. The whole world isnt a conspiracy.

jimbobbo wrote:

eurogordi wrote: This is a clear case of money talking, and I wonder how much Paultons offered to the National Park Authority to have this pass. Some will say I'm just being cynical, but you trying getting planning permission within the New Forest National Park ... let alone after you've gone ahead and built the house/extension/ride etc. You and me would have to pull it down, but somehow large businesses can get away with it. I don't want to sound like a killjoy, as the ride(s) will bring tourists to the area and pleasure to the kids, but Paultons should have still followed planning procedures in the same way that anyone else has to!

If the park had to pull down one or two of these custom built rides the would stand to lose millions of pounds it both the cost of the rides, the cost to pull them down, the loss of revenue through less visitors and the loss of money through wasted advertising. The end result, Mr Mancy has less money in the bank and lots of people lose their jobs. If you built a conservatory on your property without planning permission who loses out? Just you. There's the difference pal. I think you are being very cynical. The whole world isnt a conspiracy.

You miss my point completely! No one, and that includes Paultons, is above the law. Planning regulations are to do just that ... regulate planning. If anyone spends millions without following procedure, then they deserve to lose millions if ordered to comply with legislation. If I built a conservatory without planning permission, I may only lose thousands, but the overall principle remains the same. Anyone who ignores planning procedures can only blame themselves.

eurogordi wrote:

jimbobbo wrote:

eurogordi wrote: This is a clear case of money talking, and I wonder how much Paultons offered to the National Park Authority to have this pass. Some will say I'm just being cynical, but you trying getting planning permission within the New Forest National Park ... let alone after you've gone ahead and built the house/extension/ride etc. You and me would have to pull it down, but somehow large businesses can get away with it. I don't want to sound like a killjoy, as the ride(s) will bring tourists to the area and pleasure to the kids, but Paultons should have still followed planning procedures in the same way that anyone else has to!

If the park had to pull down one or two of these custom built rides the would stand to lose millions of pounds it both the cost of the rides, the cost to pull them down, the loss of revenue through less visitors and the loss of money through wasted advertising. The end result, Mr Mancy has less money in the bank and lots of people lose their jobs. If you built a conservatory on your property without planning permission who loses out? Just you. There's the difference pal. I think you are being very cynical. The whole world isnt a conspiracy.

You miss my point completely! No one, and that includes Paultons, is above the law. Planning regulations are to do just that ... regulate planning. If anyone spends millions without following procedure, then they deserve to lose millions if ordered to comply with legislation. If I built a conservatory without planning permission, I may only lose thousands, but the overall principle remains the same. Anyone who ignores planning procedures can only blame themselves.

Perhaps a quick recap of the facts is in order. The NPA’s planning committee said the rides do not impinge on the New Forest and are appropriate to the site’s use as a leisure park. It was only when 32 letters of complaint were received that the issue of planning was raised.

After this, the NPA PC decided that the rides did in fact need planning permission. You don't know that Paultons did not build these rides innocently on the basis that the site is a leisure park and that the new rides did not expand the original size of the park towards residential areas. There was, after all, outhouses and rides in this area before the new rides were erected.

Anyway, point is, it is completely different. Jobs, leisure, tourism, much more than a home conservatory. Nobody at Paultons is a criminal. Joe Blogs trying to erect a dodgy conservatory without PP probably is up to no good.