Parkland?

Here is a link to the digitally mastered, pristinely tidy parkland that the developers are proposing.

http://www.sevington.net/docs/PRESENTATION-TO-ABC-18.10.13.pdf

They plan to provide a unique sense of place. I am not sure what you feel about this phrase, but it means very little to me.

The relatively empty streets depicted will surely look different when filled with foreign lorries and the neat and tidy bushes lining the street will be littered with bottles of urine and human faeces. That is not an alarmist statement in any way, but simply a reflection on what has happened to all the surrounding roads in the retail parks.

Nearby is a medieval moat owned by the Sevington family in the 1200s.The original house was demolished and all that remains is the moat surrounded by a bank and listed as an ancient monument. Visitors are welcome to walk around it but you will need to watch where you put your feet as the area is badly contaminated with human faeces as it serves as a convenient toilet area for overnighting lorry drivers in the adjacent retail park.

 

What could be a useful and interesting community resource is neglected, with the information signs overgrown and damaged. Sandwiched between industrial units perhaps this is an indication of how future 'parkland' will appear.

Good luck reading these signs.