Baz Juniper wrote: > This was in Hansard a couple of weeks back [4 Feb 2009 Col 1296W to > be precise]: > > Planning Permission: Inland Waterways > > Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and > Local Government if she will issue planning guidelines relating to > residential moorings; and if she will make a statement. [253074] > > Mr. Iain Wright: We have no current plans to issue planning > guidelines for residential moorings. Planning decisions on the > provision of residential moorings are better taken locally after > careful consideration of local circumstances, having regard to any > relevant policies in the local development plan. > > > > Anyone know what prompted it? > > Baz
BW are certainly doing something about Residential Moorings, just look at Nigel Johnson's 2008/9 Bonus Targets: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/allanrichards/All/Targets2008-2009.pdf Also interesting to note that Simon Salem gets another bonus point for every extra 100k he gets out of the boaters. So in reality all he will be interested is to get as many licenced boats onto the system as he can and bu&&er the consequences. He must just love the liveaboard explosion and probably not too worried about where they moor at the moment, as it is all income. Shirley once BW have a large captive liveaboard audience the inevitable Residential Licence will then be proposed, then forced through. It is in Simon Salem's self interest to manipulate boating factions, so the vocal majority approve of "The Boards emerging strategy". There are some that have been aware of this "emerging" strategy for some time (which has got nothing to do with the "credit crunch") I do not particularly subscribe to Allan Richards BW Director bashing, but his FOI requests have uncovered some interesting stuff. Ah!...a good mini-rant...that's better. -- Neil Arlidge NB Earnest - Out of it. Wildernii Mini Me - Now back to being wheely good fun. Follow the travels of TNC, now in Ireland http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/tour.html
