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Car park

On 7 May 2015 at 9:07am Tda wrote:

What is happening to the car park on Court Road? Looks like it's days are numbered.

On 7 May 2015 at 10:17am Johnny wrote:

Jessops construction need it for site offices, Demolition of the magistrates court starts at the end of the month, it is planned to last three months before they start building the new Premier Inn hotel...

On 7 May 2015 at 12:22pm Duh wrote:

I thought Jessops sold cameras?!

On 7 May 2015 at 12:32pm Doh wrote:

Snap!

On 7 May 2015 at 2:02pm wimpey bar wrote:

there's a cafe going there

On 7 May 2015 at 3:12pm Realist wrote:

Demolition takes 3 months eh? A member of the planning committee swayed the others at the hearing by saying it would take 8 weeks, so it has already gone up 50%. He also said that to avoid damage to the infrastructure by heavy lorries that all spoil would be taken away in skips. His final sweetener was that hotel parking will be in North St qtr. when and where?

On 7 May 2015 at 5:03pm Jessup the road wrote:

there's gonna be a car park

On 7 May 2015 at 5:36pm Localbod wrote:

One cannot approve planning permission based on what may (or may not) happen somewhere else. Did Planning Officers suggest this was a valid solution to the parking problem?

On 7 May 2015 at 6:57pm Realist wrote:

I agree but the SDNPA were intent on getting approval.

On 7 May 2015 at 7:24pm Sussex Jim wrote:

A builder's estimate normally goes up by 50%.
A major project, where they spend hundreds of pounds-or thousands- on consultants normally goes up more.
A really big Government backed project like the Channel Tunnel or the future HS2, where they spend millions on consultants, usually cost five or six times more and go way over their allocated time.
Thank goodness for the small local contractor. Most of my jobs come within 10% of estimate and are finished the same day.

On 7 May 2015 at 7:24pm Realist wrote:

To elaborate. Councillor Jones of Ditchling said that parking would not be an issue as there would be 300 spaces in North Street where Premier Inn Guests can park, how convenient!!

On 7 May 2015 at 8:55pm Mystified Meg wrote:

Doesn't seem quite right to me that the construction company are allowed to use the Court Road car park for their own and Quora's benefit - as far as I understand, it is still owned by the MoJ?! Rather curious? There is no designated car park for the PI - as Realist says, one of the suggested reasons for Quora the developer getting planning permission was that there would be plenty of parking provided in North Street - beggars belief really.

On 9 May 2015 at 3:22pm ms_kitka wrote:

Court Rd Car Park will be the builders headquarters for at least a year while they demolish the Old Magistrate's Court and build a big new Premier Inn. Demolition should start in June and the entire area will be a construction site for at least a year. Monday thru Saturday- they plan to take the lorries up School Hill and down Market St. I know this because I was a a planning consultation- vey depressing

On 9 May 2015 at 7:50pm realist wrote:

At your next meeting, please could you ask the developers how they are using the magistates car park for their own purposes when they have showed no interest in purchasing it for the hotel.