Wallasey / New Brighton stopover under threat

[maureenandtom]

This is another of those we already knew a little about. We explored it a little in

https://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forum...-eyes-councils-2.html?highlight=maureenandtom


after first reading about it in

Residents' anger over camper van owners | Wirral Globe

where some of the comments are very interesting.

r4dent (thank you) was able to find the parking report at

https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/documents/s50050920/Campervans BusinessOS 27Mar18.pdf

and it's all worth reading again. Particularly the bit in the report which gave hope that we would have a council approved overnighting area. Appendix 1

I think this was an opportunity lost. We should all have emailed our support. Now, if only we had a group with enough numbers to have captured this council's attention.

 

[mickymost]

So do we know what has been decided now by the local council? Anyone stayed there recently?

Michael

 

[Channa]

This is another of those we already knew a little about. We explored it a little in

https://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forum...-eyes-councils-2.html?highlight=maureenandtom


after first reading about it in

Residents' anger over camper van owners | Wirral Globe

where some of the comments are very interesting.

r4dent (thank you) was able to find the parking report at

https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/documents/s50050920/Campervans BusinessOS 27Mar18.pdf

and it's all worth reading again. Particularly the bit in the report which gave hope that we would have a council approved overnighting area. Appendix 1

I think this was an opportunity lost. We should all have emailed our support. Now, if only we had a group with enough numbers to have captured this council's attention.

I need to eat a portion of humble pie, the issue I have stated is we can only hit councils if we are resident legally they are allowed to do it

But People power can work one success of the Motorcycle Action Group is convincing Birmingham Council to allow riding in bus lanes, Whilst not relevant to our cause it does suggest a well structured voice can work

A link here for you to garner one or two ideas

Motorcycle Action Group

channa

 

[maureenandtom]

I need to eat a portion of humble pie, the issue I have stated is we can only hit councils if we are resident legally they are allowed to do it

But People power can work one success of the Motorcycle Action Group is convincing Birmingham Council to allow riding in bus lanes, Whilst not relevant to our cause it does suggest a well structured voice can work

A link here for you to garner one or two ideas

Motorcycle Action Group

channa

No need for humble pie. You're correct. If I'm right then councils will stop using off-street parking orders and TROs and use Public Spaces Protection Orders. We have very little we can do about them. In my opinion PSPOs enable just about the worst advancement in those who want a dictatorial local government. From the councils' point of view they now have an opportunity to create the worst restrictions on freedoms and we have little come-back. Live in a posh tower block? Fed up with teenage visitors? Ban them. Kids coming home from school being a nuisance in groups? Got friends on the council? Ban them - the kids, not the councillors. Think people shouln't smoke in the street? Ban them.

PSPOs: the new control orders threatening our public spaces | Cities | The Guardian

And many of us will approve - until councils come after a freedom we hold dear.