Fly tipping at Osea

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I've just seen Nigel Harmers truly horrifying photos of the causeway at Osea on the EastCoastSailing website. I don't go that way myself as I have 1.5m draft but anyone who does without knowing is likely to rip their keel off if they hit that lot too fast. How 450 tons gets dumped without any one seeing even at a fairly remote location is amazing.

What with that and Berms at .9m off Whitstable its looking like an exiting season ahead!
 
Funnily enough I passed to of those large dumper trucks on Thursday heading away on the road from Heybridge. Judging by their speed they were empty. I wonder. Probably just a coincidence.
 
That looks horrendous, fortunately I would never try going that side of Osea, although I have wondered at what state of the tide it is possible.
 
HTH for those unfamiliar with the area.


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Pic from EastCoast Sailing, by Nigel Harmers

http://www.eastcoastsailing.co.uk/news.html
 
That doesn't look like fly tipping, more like a deliberate attempt to raise the roadway and stop navigation.
The boat that has sunk at Nass Beacon apparently hit the Stumble and was holed. Could there be a connection, or is this too recent?
 
It really doesn't look like fly-tipping, does it? Far too neat. You'd think fly-tippers would just dump it any old how and get out quickly.
 
The Crebe definitely hit before this happened. The road was pretty hard before this if you went over too early in the tide. The Maldon Water Baliff is after authority to buy some yellow warning buoys and mark the area. I agree it looks very neat. In fact if it was dumped by tipper truck it's been very well done, pretty evenly spread out and not on the road. At low water there are not many vantage points fromn which normal travellers would spot tbhis going on. Walkers on the seawall might.
 
Osea island

Major hazard for us who sail round island on a regular basis.

Since the clinic closed,the owner of the island is going to make it more of a holiday retreat.
Maybe that is why he has defind the road more with this rubble ?.

Have informed my club members,
Also Blackwater Sailing Club web site has good write up, and also pictures .

Sure all the clubs in the Blackwater, will be taking notice of this.

We should all inform our fellow sailers of this issue, as i would not like to see anyone damage there boat.
Think we have not heard the last of this, by a long way..
Could be legal issues me thinks..
 
Fly tipping

Certainly very annoying - I like to use the North side of Osea to get back down to Bradwell after trips to Heybridge or Maldon - usually works well on a falling tide. I saw on the East Coast Sailing site an estimate of 450 tonnes of rubble. If that's correct, then it's 15 to 20 truck loads. I simply can't imagine how that could happen without someone noticing what was going on.

When I first saw the photos it looked as though the rubble had been bulldozed very purposefully to the edges of the road - certainly not typical fly-tipping.
Morgan
 
I think a visit to maldon councils website might provide a clue , their planning page has , from November last year a application for the removal of several buildings and then the construction of new holiday lets plus amenities
REPORT of
HEAD OF PLANNING SERVICES
to
CENTRAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE 7 DECEMBER 2011
PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR DETERMINATION BY THE COMMITTEE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
C1 FUL/MAL/11/00774 HEYBRIDGE EAST PAGE No. 3
Demolish 1no. office / library and 3no. former cattle buildings on Osea Farm, a shed and 2no. gym/fitness blocks adjacent Chapel. Erect 8no. buildings containing 19no. holiday cottages and convert existing boat store to ancillary indoor gym, reception/shop and dining room.
Osea Island The Chase Osea Island Essex Applicant:- Mr Nigel Frieda
Agent:- Mr Martin Page, DHA Planning
C2 LBC/MAL/11/00886 MALDON NORTH PAGE No. 18
External joinery repairs & replacements with render repairs and redecorations. 5 Hillside Market Hill Maldon Essex
Applicant:- Mr Peter Walker, Moat Homes Ltd
Agent:- Mr Martin Newall, Playle & Partners LLP
C3 FUL/MAL/11/00890 MALDON NORTH PAGE No. 22
Proposed additional warehouse to support existing business, replacing recently demolished building.
Blackwater Trading Estate The Causeway Maldon Essex
Applicant:- Mr John Moore
Agent:- The Barnard Partnership

This was just part of what was on there , maybe they need a more subsantial causeway for access ??????
 
nigelm said:
I think a visit to maldon councils website might provide a clue , their planning page has , from November last year a application for the removal of several buildings and then the construction of new holiday lets plus amenities
REPORT of
HEAD OF PLANNING SERVICES
to
CENTRAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE 7 DECEMBER 2011
PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR DETERMINATION BY THE COMMITTEE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
C1 FUL/MAL/11/00774 HEYBRIDGE EAST PAGE No. 3
Demolish 1no. office / library and 3no. former cattle buildings on Osea Farm, a shed and 2no. gym/fitness blocks adjacent Chapel. Erect 8no. buildings containing 19no. holiday cottages and convert existing boat store to ancillary indoor gym, reception/shop and dining room.
Osea Island The Chase Osea Island Essex Applicant:- Mr Nigel Frieda
Agent:- Mr Martin Page, DHA Planning
C2 LBC/MAL/11/00886 MALDON NORTH PAGE No. 18
External joinery repairs & replacements with render repairs and redecorations. 5 Hillside Market Hill Maldon Essex
Applicant:- Mr Peter Walker, Moat Homes Ltd
Agent:- Mr Martin Newall, Playle & Partners LLP
C3 FUL/MAL/11/00890 MALDON NORTH PAGE No. 22
Proposed additional warehouse to support existing business, replacing recently demolished building.
Blackwater Trading Estate The Causeway Maldon Essex
Applicant:- Mr John Moore
Agent:- The Barnard Partnership

This was just part of what was on there , maybe they need a more subsantial causeway for access ??????
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A cynic predicts :~
Signs saying Private Beach Keep Off.
Moorings for residents only, No Anchoring.
 
This has a strong smell of something very smelly.. My guess is the the Island owners are not unaware of what's happened.

I feel the cynical theory is the correct one..
 
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