Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty

[Caveman]

O.k. Now please be honest and vote with your head and not your heart. Do you believe this land is an Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty?

Please do not take into account the love of your football team or your village, please just be honest.....

 

[The Large One]

I just love 1960s Basil Spence architecture. So yes, it is outstanding beauty - if not all that natural.

 

[culvers]

BEAUTIFUL. This is where the new stadium is going? Why the hell have i been supporting Falmer all this time. Think of all the poor bats, ducks and students.

 

[Easy 10]

That picture really does illustrate just what a sick JOKE this whole process has been from start to finish. What the f*** is there to "protect" there, other than the stubborn self-interest of a handful of nimbys.

 

[Barnet Seagull]

The "Strategic Gap" appears to be the big f*** off road doesn' it.

 

[Curious Orange]

The daft thing is that if you follow the road at the top to Woodingdean and look left there is a genuinely beautiful piece of landscape to be seen.

 

[Redhead]

From the air it looks like a caravan settlement

 

[surrey jim]

From the air it looks like a caravan settlement

Agreed pikey Students

 

[Easy 10]

If you are standing to the SOUTH of Falmer village, and looking south / southeast / southwest, then the landscape is indeed beautiful. I wouldn't dispute that for a second, nor would I advocate building on land such as that, as its clearly open downland. However, trying to argue that the scrubby field hemmed in by the B2123, the A27, and the universites is an area of outstanding natural beauty is stretching the point somewhat. I know a line on a map SAYS it is, but anyone with half a brain can see for themselves that it isn't.

This is as good a picture as I've seen for proving that the argument really does boil down to straighforward NIMBYism.

 

[London Calling]

what picture?

Seen it now.

Nope it isn't but AONB's rarely are, when adjacent to a major urban area!

 

[magoo]

You're preaching to the converted.

Send it to Forfars or something.

 

[Caveman]

Send it to Forfars or something.

I havent come across a Forfars message board yet, but when I do..!

Is there a anti-Falmer website messageboard? I'll post it there if you know the address.

 

[ManOnTheRun]

I think it's a pretty old picture as well.

In the last 5-6 years the University of Brighton campus has grown significantly (new halls of residence to the south and west) as well as new teaching blocks.

Theres also a bloody great big sports & Health club between UOB and Falmer school, that isn't on this particular picture ...

 

[Caveman]

You're preaching to the converted.

I can also guarantee you that not everyone viewing this board is pro Brighton or Falmer.

 

[Easy 10]

I havent come across a Forfars message board yet, but when I do..!

Its at www.cakesandbunscunts.co.uk

 

[Caveman]

Theres also a bloody great big sports & Health club between UOB and Falmer school, that isn't on this particular picture ...

I think you are correct my old china.

 

[zefarelly]

the place is a fekkin mess . . . a real mish mash of buildings, I think the regeneration of the area and a stadium is the best thing for the place . . . all the nice bits are well out of shot

 

[NMH]

It looks like an area that would completely and only benefit from the presence of a nicely groomed football pitch framed by modern architectured, covered stands.

 

[Caveman]

Taken from another thread....

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Is that pre-inferno Hemel Hempstead?