[Sausage Dog]

Originally Posted by yeliz

Its my thread, and I'll whinge if I want to, you don't have to reply.

Be cool Mike, no one's doubting your information.

O no it's not. You started it, but once it's 's up here, it don't belong to you.

[AndrewC]

Originally Posted by yeliz

If you think its pointless, don't reply, 'simples'.

Obviously I don't think my opinnion will carry any weight in regards to the council or the planners, but I can see what is happening and if I choose to comment then I will.

Me too

Sheffield City Centre no longer has any soul, just empty blocks of concrete, and if you call that "doing the job", you need to raise your expectations.

I didn't! I said they were 'doing the job they're given'. The trouble is that job is incredibly restricted by thier budgets and by the proposals put in front of them! See the point I'm making? SIMPLES!!!!!

[AndrewC]

Originally Posted by Sausage Dog

O no it's not. You started it, but once it's 's up here, it don't belong to you.

Quite right.

[AndrewC]

I see Yeliz seems to have lost interest in his precious thread now.

[Ousetunes]

You could argue that Sheffield City Council made two errors with regard to our city centre:

1, allowing a private shopping mall a couple of miles away to be constructed with acres of free parking; &

2, providing a tram route which takes you directly to it (and out of our own city centre).

But we all know that when it comes to the city centre, the council has made error after error and has caused more damage than the Luftwaffe could ever have done.

Indeed, those errors continue to this day and will continue long after I am gone.

[andyrad29]

Originally Posted by Ousetunes

You could argue that Sheffield City Council made two errors with regard to our city centre:

1, allowing a private shopping mall a couple of miles away to be constructed with acres of free parking; &

2, providing a tram route which takes you directly to it (and out of our own city centre).

But we all know that when it comes to the city centre, the council has made error after error and has caused more damage than the Luftwaffe could ever have done.

Indeed, those errors continue to this day and will continue long after I am gone.

Howcomes everyone is reffering to Germanisms on here lately (see other thread re:snow)

[jimmyt101]

Originally Posted by rothschild

We haven't been into Sheffield for years now.......and have no plans of going back anytime soon either. They don't like car drivers so as far as I'm concerned that's their perogative and also their loss. We go to Barnsley these days......much more friendly and welcoming. Cheaper and easier to park as well. In fact Cortonwood shopping complex is free to park.
It's just a pity that we have to pay our council tax to Sheffield instead of Barnsley!

You could always move to Barnsley?!

[neeeeeeeeeek]

Originally Posted by yeliz

You don't just happen to work for the council, do you Mike

I took my grandson to the panto last week at the Lyceum, it cost just over £7 to park, and I think this is too much money.

The parking in town is too expensive, and there isn't enough parking places, I would suggest a deliberate move on the 'move cars out of the city centre', by the council.

Those thousands of jobs that were created in Sheffield, building empty office blocks, those jobs were filled by people who actually lived in other cities.

And Yes, I have been to Milton Keynes

If you were prepaired to walk more than three feet from your car you can park much cheaper than that.

[Planner1]

Originally Posted by Ousetunes

You could argue that Sheffield City Council made two errors with regard to our city centre:

1, allowing a private shopping mall a couple of miles away to be constructed with acres of free parking; &

2, providing a tram route which takes you directly to it (and out of our own city centre).

But we all know that when it comes to the city centre, the council has made error after error and has caused more damage than the Luftwaffe could ever have done.

Indeed, those errors continue to this day and will continue long after I am gone.

Well actually the Council are NOT responsible for this at all.

Planning consent for Meadowhall was given by the Sheffield Development Corporation (SDC), who were the planning body in the east end of Sheffield at that time. I also seem to recall that SCC objected to the application.

[Sausage Dog]

Originally Posted by Planner1

Well actually the Council are NOT responsible for this at all.

Planning consent for Meadowhall was given by the Sheffield Development Corporation (SDC), who were the planning body in the east end of Sheffield at that time. I also seem to recall that SCC objected to the application.

In which case the SDC are also responsible to a large degree to the demise of Rotherham town centre.

What happened to the clowns that ran that outfit?

[rothschild]

Originally Posted by jimmyt101

You could always move to Barnsley?!

You are quite right there jimmyt.....we could move to Barnsley, except that we quite like where we are and have no immediate plans to move anywhere else right now, thankyou very much.