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Industrial Park Construction
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| In 2003, the Phase 1 road cuts through the trackbed on the east side |
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| In 2003 the Phase 2 road was proposed to cut through the trackbed. This was part of CKP's objection |
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| In 2005, Eden District Council allowed the road to cut through the trackbed |
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| In 2006, Eden District Council gave permission for a fuel depot to be built across the trackbed |
When Planning Permission for the fuel depot was
given, less than half of the total area of the Industrial Park had been developed. The fuel depot could have been relocated, or re-designed to avoid obstructing
the trackbed. Eden District Council's own policies state that by "careful
design" such problems can be avoided. The Council decided not to enforce such measures and allowed the Railway
trackbed to be built on. Other previous developments
had been carefully sited, or adapted, to avoid the trackbed after comments by CKP Railways plc.
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| In 2007, part of the trackbed was taken over for open storage and car parking |
CKP Railways plc commented on the planning applications
for this open storage and did NOT object to the principle, but commented on details. Such open storage is not a major obstacle to reopening the Railway as clearance is only a matter of
minor earth moving. Installation of drains, laying of cables and siting of permanent buildings on or too close to the trackbed
would cause problems and (avoidable) additional cost. This
is how trackbed protection policies can work for everyone's benefit - accommodating present day needs without denying
future possibilities. Photograph No. 7 was taken looking
in the same direction, from almost exactly the same position, as photograph No. 3 above.
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| 2007 view along the trackbed alignment westwards through the fuel depot. |
The Industrial Park in 2008
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| In 2008, further ground clearance has taken place within the Industrial Park |
Photograph No. 9 was taken in the same direction as
Photigraph No. 5 (above). The
warehouse building on the left is clear of the trackbed - this was confirmed in correspondence before planning permission
was granted.
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| 2008 view from Division Moor Road across the Industrial Park site |
Photograph No. 10 is the same view as Photograph No. 1 (above) taken just 13
years later. This is the result of failures to enforce existing policies on Railway trackbed protection.
Note how much land is undeveloped
- different arrangements for the fuel depot (in the centre of the picture) should not
have been difficult to make.
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