Limetree Retirement Homes is planning to build ECO- Apartments at 18 Denorrton Park Holywood Road we have seen many apartments being built but none like this the claim that these will be ECO-Friendly are by far a joke,in the way plans have been amended to remove trees and green way is far from being anything but ECO friendly in the way local residents has had to fight their every move to try and have this development stopped.
The residents have for a long time had to deal with parking issues in their quiet street and the thought of more cars being brought into the area is just a nightmare for them the plan includes the demolition of a corner house to enable Limetree to put a driveway through to the apartments that they are planning to build,the need for Limetree to speak with the residents of Denorrton Park has not been proposed by Limetree they just seem to want to walk over people who have lived in Denorrton Park for many years.
It seems that no one cares how people feel we are told by our planning service that contacts have been made with the residents but that seems to be a total waste of time as the residents views don't seem to matter when it comes to developments being planned and built the views of residents who have lived in the area that are being affected does not count for anything the Northern Ireland Planning Service seem to be on the side of the Developers all the time no matter what the consequences are for the area or the residents who live in it.
Northern Ireland seems to favour the Developer and our councils and MLAs seem to go along with what is happening instead of them changing policy they seem just to pass the problem on to different departments and end up doing nothing to stop the destruction of an area,yet it seems that they as law makers can do nothing and powerless to halt what is going on.yet in other parts of the UK and Ireland they would not let happen what is happening in Northern Ireland.
Residents rights are being walked over and its being called progress yet we see areas like Denorrton Park being changed for ever just to please the planners and the developers Northern Ireland needs to stop this sleep walking and wake up and see just what is going on in our towns and suburbs before all our built heritage is wiped off the map just to give developers a cash windfall, when do we say no to planners when do we see our MLAs and councilors changing the planning laws to protect our areas and residents homes when do we see our assembly making laws to encourage developers to think about other options other than demolition of properties or to preserving them.
The Planning service must be accountable to someone in the decisions it makes it can not look at a plan and say this will work without going out and seeing an area and listening to the people who live in it they can not carry out a survey from their office desk,the need for them to view the site is important and to look at the areas that could be wrecked if the development was to go ahead the need for control in the planning service is vital and the need to protect our environment for are children is vital.
Our MLAs and our Councilors should be held to account if this development is given the green light it is not good enough for Limetree to say that these apartments are being retirement apartments when their plans clearly show they intend to destroy the habitat that has taken years to grow it is not good enough to amend plans by removing habitat and wildlife and then claim they are ECO Friendly when clearly they will be destroying local habitat to shoehorn apartments into a site that is not suitable for this type of development our MLAs and Councilors must step in and fight to protect the habitat and the only piece of green belt that is left in the Sydenham Area.
Green Issues are fought for all over Europe but once more we see Northern Ireland seems not to care about green issues we see residents taking time to protect trees and habitat in an area by going to the planning service to deem them protected yet they tell you that this will not stop them from being cut down surely this is a nonsense of trying to protect any habitat when a law that residents try to use has no teeth once more Northern Ireland's Assembly should be protecting the green spaces for our children and making laws that discourage developers from destroying local habit without looking at it and using it to
enhance the development.
Laws that protect green spaces are not new they are made in every other country in Europe and the united states yet our MLAs and Councilors seem to be walking round with blinkers on regarding this important issue maybe if it affected them at the ballot box they would pay more attention and listen more to the residents that they have been elected to serve the need for them to stand up and be counted in issues like this should be looked at by residents as a vote winner or as a vote loser many residents must be looked at as people who have invested a lot of money into their homes and have chosen to live were they are, residents have and must have the same rights that is granted to others simply to be ask what they want in their areas and their answers to be listened to
Laws are made to protect and to safe guard the rights of others we in Northern Ireland seem to walk over the basic right of living where you want and to live in peace but our laws don't seem to protect residents who have chosen where they want to live and have invested lots of money in their homes only to see it destroyed at will without protection that is given to others the protection of private residents needs to be looked at and overhauled and need to be weighted in favour of the residents who already live in an area the planning service must be held to account in the decisions it makes and the old mantra that its not the planning service makes the decision its the councilors and the councilors say its not the councilors its the planning service.
Like the residents of Dennorton Park its their rights that seem to have been walked over departments seem not to want to listen to them on a basic issue like the right to live in peace and the right to live where they want without the threat of their habitat being changed at will without any sort of protection being granted to them or even given the right to consult with the developers who are planning to change their area for ever
The residents have for a long time had to deal with parking issues in their quiet street and the thought of more cars being brought into the area is just a nightmare for them the plan includes the demolition of a corner house to enable Limetree to put a driveway through to the apartments that they are planning to build,the need for Limetree to speak with the residents of Denorrton Park has not been proposed by Limetree they just seem to want to walk over people who have lived in Denorrton Park for many years.
It seems that no one cares how people feel we are told by our planning service that contacts have been made with the residents but that seems to be a total waste of time as the residents views don't seem to matter when it comes to developments being planned and built the views of residents who have lived in the area that are being affected does not count for anything the Northern Ireland Planning Service seem to be on the side of the Developers all the time no matter what the consequences are for the area or the residents who live in it.
Northern Ireland seems to favour the Developer and our councils and MLAs seem to go along with what is happening instead of them changing policy they seem just to pass the problem on to different departments and end up doing nothing to stop the destruction of an area,yet it seems that they as law makers can do nothing and powerless to halt what is going on.yet in other parts of the UK and Ireland they would not let happen what is happening in Northern Ireland.
Residents rights are being walked over and its being called progress yet we see areas like Denorrton Park being changed for ever just to please the planners and the developers Northern Ireland needs to stop this sleep walking and wake up and see just what is going on in our towns and suburbs before all our built heritage is wiped off the map just to give developers a cash windfall, when do we say no to planners when do we see our MLAs and councilors changing the planning laws to protect our areas and residents homes when do we see our assembly making laws to encourage developers to think about other options other than demolition of properties or to preserving them.
The Planning service must be accountable to someone in the decisions it makes it can not look at a plan and say this will work without going out and seeing an area and listening to the people who live in it they can not carry out a survey from their office desk,the need for them to view the site is important and to look at the areas that could be wrecked if the development was to go ahead the need for control in the planning service is vital and the need to protect our environment for are children is vital.
Our MLAs and our Councilors should be held to account if this development is given the green light it is not good enough for Limetree to say that these apartments are being retirement apartments when their plans clearly show they intend to destroy the habitat that has taken years to grow it is not good enough to amend plans by removing habitat and wildlife and then claim they are ECO Friendly when clearly they will be destroying local habitat to shoehorn apartments into a site that is not suitable for this type of development our MLAs and Councilors must step in and fight to protect the habitat and the only piece of green belt that is left in the Sydenham Area.
Green Issues are fought for all over Europe but once more we see Northern Ireland seems not to care about green issues we see residents taking time to protect trees and habitat in an area by going to the planning service to deem them protected yet they tell you that this will not stop them from being cut down surely this is a nonsense of trying to protect any habitat when a law that residents try to use has no teeth once more Northern Ireland's Assembly should be protecting the green spaces for our children and making laws that discourage developers from destroying local habit without looking at it and using it to
enhance the development.
Laws that protect green spaces are not new they are made in every other country in Europe and the united states yet our MLAs and Councilors seem to be walking round with blinkers on regarding this important issue maybe if it affected them at the ballot box they would pay more attention and listen more to the residents that they have been elected to serve the need for them to stand up and be counted in issues like this should be looked at by residents as a vote winner or as a vote loser many residents must be looked at as people who have invested a lot of money into their homes and have chosen to live were they are, residents have and must have the same rights that is granted to others simply to be ask what they want in their areas and their answers to be listened to
Laws are made to protect and to safe guard the rights of others we in Northern Ireland seem to walk over the basic right of living where you want and to live in peace but our laws don't seem to protect residents who have chosen where they want to live and have invested lots of money in their homes only to see it destroyed at will without protection that is given to others the protection of private residents needs to be looked at and overhauled and need to be weighted in favour of the residents who already live in an area the planning service must be held to account in the decisions it makes and the old mantra that its not the planning service makes the decision its the councilors and the councilors say its not the councilors its the planning service.
Like the residents of Dennorton Park its their rights that seem to have been walked over departments seem not to want to listen to them on a basic issue like the right to live in peace and the right to live where they want without the threat of their habitat being changed at will without any sort of protection being granted to them or even given the right to consult with the developers who are planning to change their area for ever
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