PLANNING COMMITTEE AGENDA - Hartlepool Borough Council

Planning Committee – 25 th February 2009 4.1
3. it will be of no advantage to Hartlepool tourism.
4. the Planning Committee recently decided to keep the bandstand as part of a
condition of development by Monk’s properties to maintain a local feature
park.
5. people live on the Marina for ‘nice views’ not to have there views destroyed by
developers.
6. to allow this application would destroy and be a waste of the money the
Council has spent on tourism.
7. the floating hotel is immediately adjacent to the area allocated for sail training;
this could become a problem for users of the Marina.
8. this part of the Marina has become a focal point for water based displays
during events such as the Marina Festival providing entertainment for the
people of Hartlepool and attracting tourists to the town, a floating hotel would
detract from this and be out of keeping with the rest of the development.
9. the proposal is intended to occupy a significant section of the only sheltered
water sports area in the Town.
10. it will inevitably reduce what is limited amenity, the whole of which appears on
our lease for use and access for water sports.
11. safety considerations.
12. the plans show boats being moored alongside the hotel and this will increase
the risks to the area.
13. there will be an increase pollution risk and risk from sewerage and water as it
is piped from the facility.
14. concerns about hazards arising from the building and construction process,
these may be both physical and structure.
15. there seems to be several substantial areas of under developed land nearby,
we do not understand why it would be necessary to take up what it a really
limited resource when this is the case.
16. will have an effect on the Tall Ships event by cutting the useable space.
17. loss of water space.
18. it will end up sending more vessels to neighbouring havens and diluting the
potential impact from this event.
19. loss of a safe leisure route and training amenity.
20. Jackson Basin is an unencumbered sheet of sheltered and protect water
acting as the only ‘stage’ for performance within the Marina.
21. the sheer scale of the proposed development protrudes in a significant way
into the free circulation of craft in Jackson Basin, being obstructive and
resulting in loss of amenity, potential danger to sail training activities and
restricting water-based activities.
22. precedent.
23. the dock walls and graving dock should be listed as items of historic
significance to the town.
24. will be counter productive to the core maritime environment and will result in a
very significant loss of amenity and profile to the town.
25. does not like the idea of looking out of objector’s window onto the back of a
hotel where all the rubbish will be.
26. spoil view of the marina and doesn’t think we need a hotel.
27. why not use the empty retail at Jacksons Wharf.
28. flats are being built but no-one wants them – it’s a waste of money.
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