| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Spencer Benches - Link to OBJECTIONS | |
| Posted by: | John Cameron | |
| Date/Time: | 21/04/18 12:43:00 |
| @ Andrew No problem, and apology accepted. While here I wouldn’t stress that my objection to the benches is based on a Calvinistic / Puritan approach to drink / sunshine / enjoyment. My objection is that the 1871 Act is clear, the commons are to be kept open, natural, uninclosed etc etc. This is the LAW, not guidance or a form of regulation. The WPCC trustees are obliged to enforce the law, and cannot ignore it. As are Wandsworth’s planning department. If they ignore it, they are acting unlawfully. Residents can enjoy the common, the sunshine, beer, fags, romance etc to their hearts content. They don’t need benches to do so. The beer garden created by the benches is there for the commercial benefit of the Spencer, and the WPCC in allowing the Spencer to benefit by renting a slice of common are breaking the law. The WPCC have a track record of doing this when there is few bob in for them. |