Catmose Car Park Extension, Catmos Street, Oakham
Once again Rutland County Council show Conservation Areas mean nothing
when it comes to their needs.
The Council has compulsory purchased a chunk of the historic park
farm next to their council offices to create an additional 60 car spaces.
Comments received on the application
Town Council ‘Unable to make a decision as members felt
they had insufficient information.’ The Town
Council have been provided with the Botanical
Survey and the Arboriculture Impact Assessment
and if any further comments are received
members will be updated through an addendum
report.
I wonder why the office did not give members of the old council
copies of what RCC claim to have provided.
Conservation Officer No objection. The site is an area of open
grassland within Oakham Conservation Area but
is not prominent and does not make a significant
contribution to its character or appearance. The
use of the land as an extension to the existing
car park will not harm the appearance of the
conservation area.
Joyce Lucas Oakham Town Councillor
I fail to understand why the construction traffic
will use the access via Stamford Road and why
the parking cars cannot do the same. As I
understand the plan to gain access to the new
car park will cut across the Sustrans route. At
the moment I cannot agree to these proposals.
This is a very ancient site and must not be
vandalised in such a way.
I agree with Cllr Lucas this is another act
of vandalism committed by Rutland County
Council.
Personally I think the Conservation Officer has
not got a clue what a conservation area is when
it comes to considering an application made
by his employer RCC.
Recently there was an application from a town
centre premises to replace wooden windows
with UPVC and this was correctly rejected.
Then RCC decided they wanted to mount
a new CCTV camera on a terrible large
bracket on the corner of the same listed
building. No problem with that!
There will be lost trees described as young
and some with tree preservation orders
which are described as in poor health will
also go. It is amazing how trees which are
often inspected are found to be in poor health
when they are in the way of developments.
Once again Rutland County Council show Conservation Areas mean nothing
when it comes to their needs.
The Council has compulsory purchased a chunk of the historic park
farm next to their council offices to create an additional 60 car spaces.
Comments received on the application
Town Council ‘Unable to make a decision as members felt
they had insufficient information.’ The Town
Council have been provided with the Botanical
Survey and the Arboriculture Impact Assessment
and if any further comments are received
members will be updated through an addendum
report.
I wonder why the office did not give members of the old council
copies of what RCC claim to have provided.
Conservation Officer No objection. The site is an area of open
grassland within Oakham Conservation Area but
is not prominent and does not make a significant
contribution to its character or appearance. The
use of the land as an extension to the existing
car park will not harm the appearance of the
conservation area.
Joyce Lucas Oakham Town Councillor
I fail to understand why the construction traffic
will use the access via Stamford Road and why
the parking cars cannot do the same. As I
understand the plan to gain access to the new
car park will cut across the Sustrans route. At
the moment I cannot agree to these proposals.
This is a very ancient site and must not be
vandalised in such a way.
I agree with Cllr Lucas this is another act
of vandalism committed by Rutland County
Council.
Personally I think the Conservation Officer has
not got a clue what a conservation area is when
it comes to considering an application made
by his employer RCC.
Recently there was an application from a town
centre premises to replace wooden windows
with UPVC and this was correctly rejected.
Then RCC decided they wanted to mount
a new CCTV camera on a terrible large
bracket on the corner of the same listed
building. No problem with that!
There will be lost trees described as young
and some with tree preservation orders
which are described as in poor health will
also go. It is amazing how trees which are
often inspected are found to be in poor health
when they are in the way of developments.
