A BUM DEAL - In the words of John McEnroe, "You cannot be serious." A junction for up to 70 houses, or 140 cars leaving for work and school, onto a busy main road that is already inadequate for the current traffic flow. This road planning is thought by many to be the most dangerous bit of money grabbing corruption. What were East Sussex Highways thinking of in approving this tiny entrance, devoid as it is of a suitable visibility play. It's seems like Wednesbury Corporation attitudes all over again. How dare they put so many local residents at this level of traffic risk. Locals are calling this stretch of road 'Death Hill,' and the dangerous turning 'Suicide Junction' and we agree with that sentiment. It is an accident waiting to happen in our view. This is the entrance to Shit Avenue, as the locals are referring to it, leading to Pooh Park.

£790,000 payout for race case builder

A builder accepted £790,000 yesterday in an out of court settlement after he was found to have been racially discriminated against by council officials in a planning dispute.

Kelly Davis a father of two, of Bath, won his civil action against the now defunct Wansdyke District Council last year when a Judge at Bristol County Court ruled that planning officers had "conducted themselves in a consistently unhelpful and obstructive fashion" in refusing to grant him planning permission for work on his home between 1989 and 1991.

Judge David Ticehurst said at that time: "This can only be explained by the existence of a policy regime or practice to treat him - the only black builder in Wansdyke, unfavourably." 

Wansdyke District Council was abolished in 1996, leaving its replacement, Bath and North East Somerset Council, to act as defendant in the case.

"The Times" 19 November 2001 

COMMENT: The above case firmly established a precedent relating to discrimination and planning decisions. The Judge went further to identify consistently obstructive and unhelpful behavior as indicative of a regime, policy or practice against which a citizen may seek redress via the law. The implication are wide ranging when considering the full impact of the Human Rights Act 1998. Whereas, racial discrimination was the underlying grounds for Kelly Davis' action, in future the policies and practices employed by Council's nationwide to prejudice poorer persons in favour of wealthy land owners and developers - may now be the subject of claims for damages under Article 8. If you have experienced similar treatment from your council we would like to hear from you.

IMMINENT THREAT OF POISONING - A Heron seen here with Mallard Ducks on the pond in Lime Park on the 27th of September 2020. It is proposed by Latimer Developments Limited, to pass surface water drainage through this pond, despite the detrimental effect that bio accumulative poisoning is sure to have from pesticides used on the gardens of the 70 houses they intend building.

In 1997 suspected planning crime was reported to Sussex police, following a petition to Wealden District Council. There were 12 separate complaints from unrelated complainants, but this police force failed to investigate any of the reported crimes. Now some 23 years later, suspect planning consents are still flowing. It is alleged that this is one case where the planning officers have turned a blind eye to their duty to protect these birds - and of course the fish and flora of Lime Park. One thing is for sure, Sussex police are unlikely to investigate any matter concerning any Wealden planning officer, let alone tangle with the likes of the developers, or any person doing a deal with the developers. Even if fraud or conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, or indeed to kill these birds is involved. Killing a bird by poisoning is an imprison-able offence that affects the director of any company involved.

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COUNTRYSIDE ABOMINATION & HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS - If you buy one of these (proposed) houses, not only will you be adding to global warming, but you could be letting yourself in for many years of litigation, not least of which is the potential to be charged under groundwater contamination laws. At least 40% of the houses shown are in a direct line to poison the only working well in the village - Lime Well - in the lower left of the picture. The developers will also fall foul of the Human Rights Act 1998, for interfering with the peaceful enjoyment of a water supply.