A Slim Chance?

Bearing in mind the lofty and deeply philanthropic principles of the original intent of the Talbot Sisters for their Trust there may yet be a slim chance that the Trustees can have a change of heart and spare us from the unpopular development that Poole Council has seen fit to approve.

Development does not have to be bad. The local community has many needs which the Trust is in a position to meet. We do need affordable housing and the University needs room to grow, students need somewhere to live and the residents desperately need a Village Centre, somewhere for the children to play, an expansion of the local primary schools, a community hall, a better range of shops, a library, more allotments, better parking and a focal point that transforms the housing estate into the 'Village' that at the moment seems a rather absurd title.

Having secured approval the Trustees unimaginative planning consultants, NLP, will now be drafting detailed plans - dont expect to find anything of any merit whatsoever! Identikit housing in the same narrow cul-de-sacs, no public amenities, no parking, traffic lights on Boundary Roundabout and the dreadful 'cat-proof fence' to stop anyone from being able to access the Heath.

The Trust has the chance to turn this around and do something that will improve the quality of life for the residents rather than blight us forever. Lets hope they do so.