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Allottments
So much going on and so little energy to deal with it.
The costochondritis seems to have come back a little (possibly triggered by a cold a couple of weeks ago). Nothing like as bad as the first time. I can still lift things (Including Oswin, fortunately), but I'm very careful to lift as little as possible in case I make it worse.
I just feel so tired all the time...
The allotments are in an 'interesting' position. They aren't owned by the council so have no statutory protection. The land is owned by a builder and is now in an area on the local plan marked for building. The plan requires suitable alternative allotments to be provided, however, a lot hangs on the definition of the word 'suitable'.
In an area that is mostly former heathland, 'suitable' land is rare, especially when you realised how much of it is owned by various developers who are happy to wait decades or more to get planning permission. Prices are sky high and horse trading is the only realistic option.
IN essence, it's likely to be a deal that goes " you get permission to build here, and you give the council some freehold land elsewhere in the parish"
Unfortunately, the land they have to trade is on a slope with very thin soil at the top, deficient in some key nutrients and has very poor drainage at the bottom. There may also be Japanese knotweed... On the plus side, freehold is freehold and some remedial work is possible.
The allotment society are holding out for another site elsewhere in the village, but this would be very expensive and although they believe the builders could be persuaded to pay for it, I don't think they have a snowball's chance in hell.
Meanwhile, the developers have retaliated by giving the parish a year's notice on the current allotment site....
The costochondritis seems to have come back a little (possibly triggered by a cold a couple of weeks ago). Nothing like as bad as the first time. I can still lift things (Including Oswin, fortunately), but I'm very careful to lift as little as possible in case I make it worse.
I just feel so tired all the time...
The allotments are in an 'interesting' position. They aren't owned by the council so have no statutory protection. The land is owned by a builder and is now in an area on the local plan marked for building. The plan requires suitable alternative allotments to be provided, however, a lot hangs on the definition of the word 'suitable'.
In an area that is mostly former heathland, 'suitable' land is rare, especially when you realised how much of it is owned by various developers who are happy to wait decades or more to get planning permission. Prices are sky high and horse trading is the only realistic option.
IN essence, it's likely to be a deal that goes " you get permission to build here, and you give the council some freehold land elsewhere in the parish"
Unfortunately, the land they have to trade is on a slope with very thin soil at the top, deficient in some key nutrients and has very poor drainage at the bottom. There may also be Japanese knotweed... On the plus side, freehold is freehold and some remedial work is possible.
The allotment society are holding out for another site elsewhere in the village, but this would be very expensive and although they believe the builders could be persuaded to pay for it, I don't think they have a snowball's chance in hell.
Meanwhile, the developers have retaliated by giving the parish a year's notice on the current allotment site....
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Sorry for changing the topic now:
Do you have some new photos of Oswin?:-)
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