Ramble

First - Sixty-eight years ago today the world fought its first nuclear war. Every year on this day I take a moment or two to think of the dead of Hiroshima - and to pray that we never fight another one.

Next - Barbara came to work today but, as I'm knackered, I'm not going to ramble about it now. I'm going to leave it until tomorrow.

Instead we have a short ramble from Scribing Bard for you. She heard our pleas and responded.

Many thanks Mel. Take it away...

I am at present, bemused and upset...as are all my neighbours in the small hamlet, comprising some 20 properties, in which we live.
An elderly gentleman, cared for in his last years by me and other good neighbours, recently went into care. His large and dilapidated house, so long the centre of our ancient wool trade hamlet in the Cotswold Hills of England, has been sold by his daughter. Over the years she has protested, severally and loudly, that she didn’t know what she would have done without us all... but as we all know… no good deed goes unpunished?
The house has been sold to a developer who is riding roughshod into our community and has put in plans to build an enormous extension that will block a view from a public road and right of way that has, for 300 years, enriched and adorned our community. It will spoil the wonderful simple symmetry of a house built of Cotswold stone in 1700. The increased accommodation he says he needs could easily be achieved within the house as it is. The house already has 180 degree views across the valley so this is a cynical and calculated attempt to sequester for one property, that which belongs to all…every walker, every hiker, every cyclist, every resident, every visitor and every mother walking children to school.
The developer has not made himself known to any neighbours and has convinced the seller that he intends to live in the house, in our hamlet. The smallest amount of research by some of us has resulted in him being exposed as a local developer whom, I guess, will build and sell on in months.
The entire hamlet is mobilised. Even those not directly affected are objecting in solidarity to protect the public right to watch the seasons change across the valley, as has been done for centuries.
In these days of rules and laws, we truly hope that there might be a modicum of compassion from local government for the impact on the lives of individuals and families behind the windows and gardens soon, if the developer has his way, to be forever and irrevocably changed.
Future residents of our ancient homes may never know that behind this monstrosity there was once a timeless view.
Send us some good vibes if you can.
Mel R AKA Scribingbard52

Mel - I think the common law principle of "ancient lights" is still in existence, it might be stretched to apply in this case - get a solicitor and check it out. You might be able to have the planning permission revoked.

Ze

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