Nimby's... I hate them

RenovationMan

homelessskilledworker wrote: »

Good, I would be more than happy to oblige with your little hissy fit, unless what you call a fight is turning up at the village hall with a bunch of over privilaged chinless wonders crying about the prospect of living next to those "wotton working class types"

I don't think the problem is with the WORKING class. It's the Benefit Classes that people take issue with.

The_White_Horse

any decent right minded person wouldn't want to live next door to scum, whether that scum is criminal scum, or just loud obnoxius chav scum. anyone who does is a fool.

am i a NIMBY? damn right. NIMBY and proud. I don't want any filth living near me and I would fight with all my ability to stop it.

what we need is Leftyville, where all Guardian reading lefties can buy nice houses and then, we can build loads of affordable housing estates and room for travellers, because clearly these Guardianistas would have no problem with it - in fact, they would welcome it.

and the NIMBY's can live happily without them. Everyone wins. What are the drawbacks? Only that Lefties would not want it because they are in fact, NIMBYs themselves. Hypocritical filth.

ILW

Don't think there is a big push for more social housing in Hampstead by the "socialist" residents in the area.

DervProf

RenovationMan wrote: »

Often land is left fallow in order to avoid the build up of pathogens and pests and to allow nitrogen levels to normalise. Interesting how city folk see and empty field and think it's a waste, when actually it's just good land management.

I am aware of the practice of crop rotation etc. I am also aware of large areas of farmland that is being used for (wealthy) city folk to keep their horses on. I know of one or two large fields that I`ve not seen produce any crop/meat in many a year. One of these fields has had one or two annual gatherings take place upon it, and another gets used for motocross events once or twice a year.

Going4TheDream

homelessskilledworker wrote: »

Good, I would be more than happy to oblige with your little hissy fit, unless what you call a fight is turning up at the village hall with a bunch of over privilaged chinless wonders crying about the prospect of living next to those "wotton working class types"

I am not suggesting that we don't need decent affordable housing but people often pay a premium for buying property in a village, or the edges of towns that back on to green land or desirable areas and the quality of life that that brings them. The local services come under pressure when the village/ local area expands, schools, doctors, etc.

As another poster has stated often crime increases and anti social behaviour. This has an impact on the lives of those already living there. In my town there is a rather nice area that backs on to fields and open land and the locals are fighting planning permission to build there for those reasons.

Why should people not feel annoyed and worried when not only will their property lose likely lose value, which could be important to some but their quality of life may change dramatically and not necessarily for the better.

julieq

Totally with the OP. Sorry, but there is plenty of unused land in this country and we have a housing shortage. Doesn't take much to work out the obvious solution.

And yes, it will depress prices, that is almost the whole point of having enough homes for the population to live in.

Cleaver

I have to say that I don't care where people build, full stop. People need somewhere to live, so if something needs building then build it, no matter what the location.

Aside from the field at the back of our house, obviously. It'd ruin the view from our back bedroom.

John_Pierpoint

Coming to a green field site near you - 50 Dale Farm caravans?

homelessskilledworker

John_Pierpoint wrote: »

Coming to a green field site near you - 50 Dale Farm caravans?

Yes, that would be poetic justice for many of these stuck up Gits who stick their noses up at decent working people.:)

Just another point about this Dale Farm debacle though, myself and most of the people I know were disgusted at the waste of money used to clear these not very nice(and dishonest) people out.

But then I had a very slight sofening of attitude, like most people bad or good they want somewhere to live. I was driving on a 25 mile trip to work at the time and was lucky to drive through lovely British Countryside and I thought...

All I personally wanted was just a tiny tiny segment of land in my own country that was in fron of me as I drove to call my own. My circumstances were that I have served my country in the forces, I have always worked and paid taxes(over 20 years now), and I now had a skilled job that paid me a fair bit more than the average wage. If I was not good enough to own a slice of my ancestral land then how hard is it for most people these days.
I want to know who it is at the top that is making the decisions of who can have what land, my conclusion so far is that it is people like the Nimbys that we are talking about now.

ILW

If you are on above average wage, you can buy a house. Just may not be in your ideal location.