Grimsby's MP Candidates views on Peaks Parkway

Quoted from barralad

He doesn't say he is on the planning committee. He says he was on it last time a planning application was made. The only Lib. Dem. on the planning committee is Andrew De Freitas.
As Chaos quite rightly said it took him several hundred words to tell us he hasn't decided what to do...

Quoted from rancido

The reason Freeman was so busy was it's close proximity the Docks and the thriving fishing industry. The whole surrounding area , all the side streets off Freemo and the East Marsh, housed vast numbers of people employed in the fishing industry. Freeman Street started to decline at the same time as the fishing industry declined and the housing clearances in the area. This also coincided with the development of Top Town. Very few towns of Grimsby's size can accommodate two large shopping areas and Freeman Street was the one that suffered. Regardless of whatever is done to revitalise Freeman Street it will never compete with Top Town. Unfortunately it's time , like BP , is past and nothing will change that.
The Top Town area is constricted and restricted by the road system surrounding it with the resulting traffic congestion. It makes perfect sense to have a shopping development away from the town centre, but not too far out, to serve the areas of Waltham , New Waltham, Holton-le Clay and Scartho Top.

Quoted from mimma

He's not sitting on the fence as you put it, he's on the planning committee that will be looking into granting planning permission. If he says he is in favour then he has declared his intentions without looking at the facts first. That would exclude him from the process of granting permission on this case.

It is better to keep someone like him on the committee who understands the needs of the club, rather than speaking out in favour & disqualifying himself from the process, & being replaced by someone who doesn't like football & hasn't a clue of the implications.

This is what happened last time, the blue rinse brigade refused planning permission for the Great Coates site. The rest as they say is history.

Quoted from Fcukthescunts

Despite not living in area anymore I must say that a lot of what Mel Onn says is very sensible and reasoned. Yes sat on fence ( you would expect her too) but very much understanding that the club needs a new ground and a football club is central to a community.
I do think the traffic of the plans for ground need looking at and developing, one entrance from development in and out to road network with potentially 14k people in attendance is asking for problems. I am very much behind moving to this ground ASAP but traffic issues will be the most annoying part for local residents once the development goes ahead so best to stay one step ahead.

Quoted from BIGChris

I agree that traffic is the major issue (IMO) but that is what the planning process is for.

Hopefully the principle gets the go ahead and the fine tuning like traffic and highways is sorted at the detailed planning stage.

I am of the view that the central location will mean many more people will walk, and this should actively be encouraged, along with cycling and bus schemes. Things can be made to work

Quoted from BIGChris

I agree that traffic is the major issue (IMO) but that is what the planning process is for.

Hopefully the principle gets the go ahead and the fine tuning like traffic and highways is sorted at the detailed planning stage.

I am of the view that the central location will mean many more people will walk, and this should actively be encouraged, along with cycling and bus schemes. Things can be made to work

Quoted from sonik

Wherever you put a football stadium or have any sporting event for that matter you will have a build up of traffic congestion. This location I believe will cope better than almost anywhere you go at present. We have many directions that can approach the Park Way and at times when a match takes place at either 3pm or 7.45pm. This must be an improvement on our current home BP? I like most have travelled this land from the Tyne to the Trent. ( Ha Ha)  We aren't talking of masses like at Old Trafford for instance. Yes we hope that crowds increase but my view is that this scheme can be great for this Town. People with concerns and rightly so have another two chances this and next Sunday to visit the site and I hope that they can get a picture of what may possibly become reality. We need this people.  Please back it and spread the word.

UTM!