Owners' appeal dismissed

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Owners' appeal dismissed

Postby Nick » 08 Oct 2013, 10:07

I am pleased to report that the Court of Appeal has dismissed the former owners' appeal against the High Court decision to uphold the the confirmation of the CPO.
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Re: Owners' appeal dismissed

Postby ripnet » 08 Oct 2013, 10:10

Woot :) thanks so much Nick and co for saving dreamland for us...

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Re: Owners' appeal dismissed

Postby vince69619 » 08 Oct 2013, 11:26

Great news. Now we can get on with it.
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Re: Owners' appeal dismissed

Postby nvincer » 08 Oct 2013, 11:28

Massive congratulations to all involved - I look forward to visiting!

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Re: Owners' appeal dismissed

Postby Cheryl » 08 Oct 2013, 11:36

Hi Nick, thanks for letting us know this great news. Is that it now, no further appeals? I don't know if you know as there does not seem to be any sort of response from Toby Hunter & Co as to there intentions now.
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Re: Owners' appeal dismissed

Postby SuburbanHomeboy » 08 Oct 2013, 13:32

Great news indeed! Now I can look forward to getting my hands dirty with some kind of volunteer work - and even better, getting to ride the Scenic again.

I trust that all the avenues of appeal have now been used up, as Cheryl has already commented. We just have to be sure that the "alternative" modes of scuppering the much-needed redevelopment of Dreamland into the Heritage Amusement Park are rendered as difficult as possible ;-)
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Re: Owners' appeal dismissed

Postby Peet » 08 Oct 2013, 14:42

Brilliant news, there's a good article here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-24444859
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Re: Owners' appeal dismissed

Postby DaveD » 08 Oct 2013, 15:14

Wonderful news.

Hopefully, this is the final nail in the coffin of any attempt to stop the Heritage Park commencing.

If this is truly the end of the Save Dreamland Campaign, then enormous credit goes to Nick Laister - without him, the site would be have been turned into a car park and houses around 2005.

There is still much to do, but I think it is finally safe to rejoice and banish the ghosts of Toby Hunter and Jimmy Godden forever. The strange thing is that in the ten years or so since the campaign started, I really don't think there has been a better time for it to be built, with The Turner and The Old Town receiving so much publicity. Maybe it was meant to be......

I have counted enough chickens in the past to start my own KFC franchise so I won't celebrate just yet, but it seem like we have finally made it.



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Re: Owners' appeal dismissed

Postby kevinashe » 08 Oct 2013, 15:33

great news,now the scenic can be saved forever
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Re: Owners' appeal dismissed

Postby Busheyfields » 08 Oct 2013, 16:05

Congratulations and heartfelt thanks to all the team who have given so much time and effort to achieve this result. I first visited Dreamland as a 10 year old lad back in 1958 and very much look forward to seeing it returned to its former glory.

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Re: Owners' appeal dismissed

Postby vann98 » 08 Oct 2013, 16:55

A huge thank you to the Save Dreamland Campaign, the Dreamland Trust, TDC, and everyone else who made this happen. It is great to know the "people's park" is almost ours again. Where the likes of Frontier Land, Pleasureama, the Rotunda, Southport etc have failed, Dreamland has survived through this rough decade and the fear of housing is clear from the plans, as it should be.

Bravo!
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Re: Owners' appeal dismissed

Postby Lou » 08 Oct 2013, 17:11

This is really wonderful news. It just shows what can be achieved.
Well done everyone. X :D :D :D
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Re: Owners' appeal dismissed

Postby porf » 08 Oct 2013, 19:05

Dreamland Live apparently bow out gracelessly
http://t.co/BXoQImFONx
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Re: Owners' appeal dismissed

Postby SuburbanHomeboy » 08 Oct 2013, 19:31

It'll be interesting to see just how big a claim they will be putting in...
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Re: Owners' appeal dismissed

Postby Vince, Charlie and Sam » 08 Oct 2013, 19:33

A huge "Thanks" to Nick and those at the centre of the SDC.
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