New Monk's Farm

[Husty]

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2017/august/show-your-support-for-new-monks-farm/

Assume I've missed a thread about this? Guess we've ditched the hotel plan now and decided it would be better to build an Ikea instead?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2017/august/show-your-support-for-new-monks-farm/

Assume I've missed a thread about this? Guess we've ditched the hotel plan now and decided it would be better to build an Ikea instead?

I don't think it's instead of. The hotel plan has been shelved for now, but will return.

 

[seagullsslimjim]

Have the club found a crystal ball to be accurate on the figures below and if so are they going to sell them in the club shop ??

•74% of the traffic going to IKEA would approach from the east which is on the section of the A27 which flows freely
•In the AM morning peak the traffic generated by the development is less than proposed in Adur’s emerging local plan
•In the PM evening peak the increase in traffic generated by the development is less than 1%. To the west this means an increase of just 30 vehicles

 

[Seasider78]

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2017/august/show-your-support-for-new-monks-farm/

Assume I've missed a thread about this? Guess we've ditched the hotel plan now and decided it would be better to build an Ikea instead?

Was asked about at fans forum and club said with work involved managing ground improvements ready for premier league and new monks work hotel put on back burner

 

[portslade seagull]

Think the hotel will eventually be built

 

[jackanada]

While I obviously appreciate TBs massive financial input to the club I find this attempt to leverage love for the club into support for a commercial development pretty despicable.

 

[pishhead]

While I obviously appreciate TBs massive financial input to the club I find this attempt to leverage love for the club into support for a commercial development pretty despicable.

Who's to say that the club's coffers won't be boosted by this development? Even if they're not why shouldn't we support the man in any which way we can?

 

[sjamesb3466]

While I obviously appreciate TBs massive financial input to the club I find this attempt to leverage love for the club into support for a commercial development pretty despicable.

Morally questionable maybe but despicable is a bit strong for me. I do agree with the development though. Not enough houses are built in this country because of middle class nimby's

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I can't believe folk are now bedwetting about the owner making some cash. What next? If we beat WBA will it be 'cruelty to other Albions - we should stand together' etc etc?

FFS.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

While I obviously appreciate TBs massive financial input to the club I find this attempt to leverage love for the club into support for a commercial development pretty despicable.

Despite most people thinking Tony Bloom is only a professional gambler, he has a very wide portfolio of properties, worldwide. He wants the club to be self sufficient in income, so this will help.

We've needed a southern based Ikea for quite a while, and people need homes. Only 2% of this land in Britain is built on, so we can lose an area of scrub and grass, for something that is useful.

 

[theboybilly]

Morally questionable maybe but despicable is a bit strong for me. I do agree with the development though. Not enough houses are built in this country because of middle class nimby's

You live in Leicester, not the overcrowded South East

 

[Thunder Bolt]

There are 21 in support and 54 objections, so far. Come on Brighton fans, we used to be good at supporting planning applications.

 

[LamieRobertson]

There are 21 in support and 54 objections, so far. Come on Brighton fans, we used to be good at supporting planning applications.

You don't live local to the site do you

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

While I obviously appreciate TBs massive financial input to the club I find this attempt to leverage love for the club into support for a commercial development pretty despicable.

I don't think he is doing abything that any other successful businessman wouldn't, given the same circumstances.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Have the club found a crystal ball to be accurate on the figures below and if so are they going to sell them in the club shop ??

•74% of the traffic going to IKEA would approach from the east which is on the section of the A27 which flows freely
•In the AM morning peak the traffic generated by the development is less than proposed in Adur’s emerging local plan
•In the PM evening peak the increase in traffic generated by the development is less than 1%. To the west this means an increase of just 30 vehicles

I'm wondering how that 74% is going to return East ..as my impression was that they were going to make it impossible to go back that way via the Lancing Manor roundabout

 

[Thunder Bolt]

You don't live local to the site do you

No, but there are houses going to be built, within a quarter of a mile from my house too.

When we wanted Falmer, we didn't like NIMBYs so why should we support them now?

 

[Gwylan]

There are 21 in support and 54 objections, so far. Come on Brighton fans, we used to be good at supporting planning applications.

Where can we support the application? Is there a website or do we need to write letters?

 

[Husty]

Where can we support the application? Is there a website or do we need to write letters?

I'd suggest following the link in my post.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Where can we support the application? Is there a website or do we need to write letters?

In post number one, there's a link to the club site. In the article, there's a link and the code for the planning application.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

No, but there are houses going to be built, within a quarter of a mile from my house too.

When we wanted Falmer, we didn't like NIMBYs so why should we support them now?

This