Proposed Dreamland Park...
So where is the proposal and the approved planning application?
Same old Bob/Barry - no answers.
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vince69619 wrote:Proposed Dreamland Park...
So where is the proposal and the approved planning application?
Same old Bob/Barry - no answers.
particularly as the Save Dreamland Campaign are now backing the proposals for the Dreamland Leisure Park
Sarah wrote:particularly as the Save Dreamland Campaign are now backing the proposals for the Dreamland Leisure Park
Just feel like I need to say this: THE SAVE DREAMLAND CAMPAIGN ARE NOT BACKING THE PROPOSALS FOR THE DREAMLAND LEISURE PARK.
Don't even think about telling your superiors or your friends at TDC that we are either.
On a side issue, interesting that both Bob and whoever drafted the advert for Dreamland (on the News page) have problems with spelling visible/visibility.
Sarah

Susan wrote:Bob
Earlier today I said you were being disingenuous and your latest posting only provides further evidence.
Because someone shows some pleasure at the prospect of a fairground on part of the Dreamland site, as opposed to there being nothing, you cannot suggest this is an official statement from the Campaign, or even indicative of the views of the supporters.
This Forum is open and allows postings from anyone wishing to put something on, if it weren't you would not be able to post. As you well know there have been calls for you to be banned but many have supported your right to put your point of view, albeit a rather different one than the Campaign.
Some temporary pitches during summer 2006 are not the development, as you well know, so any comment about that is entirely different to a response about your company's plans.
All the current postings are doing is persuading me that the company we are dealing with are not really interested in consultation but prefer to play childish games.
If you were experienced in these matters you would know the first thing a developer tries to do is work with the opposition and talk through plans, gauge the problems ahead and how to work with everybody. Your declared intention to just make a planning application says far more about you than it does about us.
Nick wrote:This thread started because one member was happy to find out that Dreamland would be opening in 2006. I am glad that it is opening too, in the hope that it will be run better than last year's disastrous attempt. But it will still only be a temporary travelling fairground on a part of the site, which does not even come close to our vision for Dreamland.
And don't anybody be fooled by Bob's posts. The public have not been shown Waterbridge's proposals for the future of Dreamland. Margate Town Centre Regeneration Company/Waterbridge have only had private meetings with the Council. There is absolutely nothing for the Save Dreamland Campaign to support, even if we wanted to. Until we see something of what is planned, we will be silent on the matter.
There are, however, a number of things to object to at the moment, such as the proposed demolition of listed buildings, the Conservative councillors' attempt to fudge the Local Plan policy, TDC's seemingly continuous desire to press ahead with its 'plans' for Dreamland, despite what the residents and businesses of the district want to see.
At the moment, we should be focussing our indignation on TDC, not Bob. Until his so-called bosses actually consult on their plans, or even give us a tiny, tiny clue about what they propose for most of the site, we really can't comment.
However, and assuming that Bob is who we have thought him to be for some time, his employer has publicly committed himself to public consultation. So I do question why Waterbridge would submit an application before consulting the public (that is everybody, not just the Save Dreamland Campaign). That doesn't make much sense. Have you been properly briefed, Bob? I know that you are supposed to be Waterbridge's 'man on the ground' in Margate, but you could at least pick up the phone and talk to your Newbury office.
I also question Bob's motives. As a supposed employee of a 'respectable' developer (albeit incognito on these forums), I am surprised that the your bosses are happy that you post in this way, making statements that are primarily designed to antagonise people. It isn't a particularly good way of building a consensus behind Waterbridge's plans for the Dreamland site.
It is fun, though, to read your posts. So you are more than welcome to continue.
Nick
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