Hill 60 Petition, help save the view!

Discussion in 'Prewar' started by soren1941, Dec 20, 2009.

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  1. soren1941

    soren1941 Living in Ypres

  2. Rich Payne

    Rich Payne Rivet Counter Patron 1940 Obsessive

    I've signed. Didn't see this post originally. Despite having been through Belgian planning, I still don't pretend to understand it.

    Someone must be a friend of someone.
     
  3. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    To be honest I can't see what the fuss is about, it's not as if they want to build on the hill.
    There are other houses there already.
     
  4. Paul Reed

    Paul Reed Ubique

    Owen - if they build on that plot it will change the character of that location. I suspect it has been a while since you were there; you would be surprised how the whole area has changed through development.
     
  5. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    October 2006 was the last time I was there.
    Time moves on, things change.
    As long as the hill itself is preserved & the memorials are safe I can't see a problem with another house.
     
  6. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    Owen

    the point here is that if any development occurs on that plot the view towards Ypres & therefore the whole context of Hill 60 with regard to the battlefield will be lost

    Chris
     
  7. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

    On the website today:
    The housing permit has been displayed today, 24.12.09

    Am I reading this right, you have to pay a fee to object to the planning application? We don't have to do that in the UK. I wonder what sort of freedom those men died for?
     
  8. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    Geoff

    Check out the link on the first message - all has been updated

    Chris
     

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