Brightlingsea Marina - Now they want to restrict the river!

[Poecheng]

All this for a developer (or their heirs) who build but cannot design and/or maintain a marina.

Who would have guessed it would silt up? Anyone with more than two brain cells.

Therefore we are all being asked to give up part of the creek and its view because the marina will either not or doesn't wish to pay to maintain their own asset.

The developers and their backers took the business risk on the whole development and the marina was part of its planning permission and selling point; if it had all have gone well they wouldn't be giving away free benefits to Brightlingsea, its residents and visitors for everymore.
As it hasn't gone well, Brightlingsea, its residents and visitors should not for evermore suffer the proposed eyesore and diminution in amenity just to bail it out of a problem it could solve by other means.

There is a housing development near to Fullbridge, Maldon with its own dock. That was massively silted up but I don't recall that development saying lets build out into the Blackwater, narrow the navigable channel and then sneak some pontoons on the outside when the fuss has died down.

 

[Tomahawk]

This is the planning application for the first part of the marina..

https://idox.tendringdc.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=I5VX4YQBV1000

It gives a flavour of who else to write to..

 

[DavidofMersea]

I have signed, it will spoil the look of B'sea creek. To play devils advocate, I would have thought that this development would erode the St Osyth shore

 

[FullCircle]

Also signed.

 

[nortonmotors]

There is a housing development near to Fullbridge, Maldon with its own dock. That was massively silted up but I don't recall that development saying lets build out into the Blackwater, narrow the navigable channel and then sneak some pontoons on the outside when the fuss has died down.

I guess that development was completed and all apartments sold long before any of the residents became aware of the silting problem. Only a few boats there, so no great urgency or funding to do anything about it.
B'sea, on the other hand, is a moribund development and needs some sort of kick-start to get the developer out of the sticky stuff. IMO, of course.

 

[Firefly]

It could be that this is where the MMO finally earn their salt - they charge enough. The developers will have to show that they are right about tidal flows etc. Be interesting to see if they can.

 

[Cobra]

The developers will have to show that they are right about tidal flows etc. Be interesting to see if they can.

54 years of knowledge of the river says that they will have major problems proving they are right!!!

 

[MikeBz]

There is now a website: http://www.stopthewall.co.uk/

 

[Tomahawk]

I remember I nearly got lynched because I suggested that new development can be good.

However on this occasion I recognise this is a pile of rubbish.

 

[Supine Being]

Signed.

 

[Athene V30]

Signed. When I tried to sign from Gran Canaria it didn't like it.

 

[sailorman]

According the the Brightlingsea and Wivenhoe Gazette the wall is now scrapped. Instead the Brightlingsea Harbour Commisioners have negotiated with the marina owners that they can include the Marina dredge into their plans for an overall harbour dredging program, partly financed by the EU and planned to start by the end of the year. The dredged mud being used for saltmarsh regeneration.

Sounds like a victory for common sense and a much better use for the mud.

Its nice to see that the EU are chipping-in some wonga.

 

[Buck]

Endy, is that you?