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Route of HS2 announced through Measham

I was beginning to think why haven't any plans or drawings been submitted for the Measham Wharf Development
I was also thinking why would anyone want to spend £40 million on the Measham Wharf development

I also thought that Andrew Bridgen was a TAD abrupt on the BBC this morning, whats wrong with him?
Watch Andrew Bridgen on the BBC

Do we need planning paralysis when it comes to the development of 450 houses on this site
Then I thought maybe I should look at the proposed route of HS2, whats going on?

So there we have it

Here is the link to the Government HS2 Site

Route for HS2

Nice to see some thoughts soon?

We needed to come up with a new plan to get some profit for the stake holders, and produce a better scheme for Measham, we now need to think about what is best for the site before and after the HS2 comes through.

My plan would to bring the National Forest into the Heart of Measham, producing an environment to protect the Ridge and Furrow,  the Skylarks in the Field and the Kingfishers in the brook.
Adding exercise walks with open space, ponds ands and trees, to make up for the destruction of the Forest on its way North

Is this is an opportunity to create a true community project?

Measham Wharf Gossip

Lots of Measham Wharf Development Gossip about at the moment

All of the people I meet walking believe that this Development is a done deal and that the consultation was "what" was going to happen?

The main reasons for this are:

The presentation was overseen by Town Planners.
Actually the Town Planners were working on behalf of the Developers
See Planning Consultants

The issuing of letters to homes backing onto the Ashby Wolds Trail, regarding closure of any gates or access onto the Trail.

The marking out of the Ridge and Furrow Field, not sure what this is but it's more likely to be an action by the canal restoration group? As was the drilling activity within the location of the old canal route.

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Measham Wharf Consultation

On Tuesday the 13th November 2012 - Measham was invited to a consultation regarding the Measham Wharf Development Project

This was organised by Ideal Country Homes PLC and Leicestershire County Council.

These are the main Stakeholders for the Project.

This consortium of developers wants to dig a 1km stretch of the Ashby Canal and build up to 450 homes off Burton Road, Measham.

My first reaction is why do they call a 1km long pond or cut a Canal, and does or can Measham support another 450 homes?
The answer is, they don't care they are speculators, only profit is the motive and we will end up with a pond that will need to be filled in after a year when it is deemed to be a hazard or not sustainable with any maintenance funds.

I am also struggling to find out if English Heritage, DEFRA or any of the other agencies have been informed that another "Ridge and Furrow" earthworks are about to be lost forever?

Why is Leicestershire County Council a stakeholder at all? When......
An estimated 1,100 council posts will be cut at Leicestershire County Council over the next four years under new budget proposals.

The council has a portfolio of £137 million in loans – the Royal Bank of Scotland still holds £35 million of borrowed cash, Lloyds has £40 million while Barclays has £10 million.The remaining £52 million is temporarily invested in money market funds – investment funds which are very safe but pay a low rate of interest.

The director of the Taxpayers' Alliance, Matthew Sinclair, urged taxpayers to be wary of potentially risky investments. He said: "Taxpayers will have to make up their own minds about whether or not the difference between Leicestershire County Council's profits from loaning money to these banks, and other local authorities' hefty losses by putting money in the Icelandic banks, was the result of financial genius or simply luck."

So will the profit from the development be spent in Measham, or just go towards the ever increasing Councils portfolio?

Measham knows a lot about Ideal Country Homes PLC, as it already a major property owner in Measham High Street.