Sunday, 22 March 2015
Friday, 6 February 2015
Benches of Louth
The Perch on Little Lane has been mentioned in Eamon Griffin's excellent online record of Louth's benches..
well worth a read if you've the time Bench no.10 Little Lane
well worth a read if you've the time Bench no.10 Little Lane
Saturday, 20 December 2014
Christmas Quizzing!
Thanks again to Brian & Steve for organising the event and raising funds for the association.
Sunday, 9 November 2014
Lincolnshire Highways : Temporary road closure Mount Pleasant/Mount Pleasant Ave
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE: Louth
Please note it will be necessary to impose a temporary restriction to all vehicular traffic on the road(s) detailed below. Adequate arrangements will be made to enable pedestrians to access premises in the affected area while works progress.
REASON FOR CLOSURE: Carriageway patching & footway reconstruction works
LOCATION: Mount Pleasant/Mount Pleasant Avenue
PERIOD OF CLOSURE: 15/12/2014 to 16/1/2014
(Closures to be implemented for up to 5 days as & when required during this period, signage detailing accurate dates & times will be displayed on site in advance)
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE: N/A. No through road
Table Top sale
Thanks to everyone who helped make it such a success ...We're planning another event for 2015 so watch this space!
Friday, 22 August 2014
Objection to 82 Mount Pleasant proposal
As agreed at the previous meeting, here is a copy of the objection I have just registered on behalf of the Residents' Association
"On behalf of the Pleasant Residents' Association I wish to make clear our concerns with the proposed development at 82 Mount Pleasant.
Apart from the loss of amenity to residents on both Mount Pleasant and Spire View Road by this large development caused by the increased traffic flow on adopted and unadopted roads.
A major concern is the impact that the site will have on the serious flooding problems within our town. At the moment the site is predominately bare soil, building over this area without providing an adequate infiltration system to replicate the existing capacity of the land to absorb surface water is a serious error and one that will have an impact on the lives of many Louth residents.
The flood risk assessment supplied by the developers states that an infiltration system would not be viable. If that is the case then surely that is enough evidence to ensure that this proposal does not go ahead. The flood risk assessment states that the current mean annual run off rate is 5.8l/s, but that is for a site that is already positively drained. It seems unlikely that the existing land is positively drained and more likely that the land already absorbs and retains most of the current rainfall. So the 5.8l/s is an additional load to the system and not a current equivalent. Attenuating the flow to prevent additional pressure to the already over burdened surface water drains seems like a desperate measure to do something to appease the genuine concerns about the flooding issue for our town.
Who is responsible for keeping the pumping station maintained in perpetuity ? What happens to the pump in the event of a power cut? There are many risks to this proposal which if agreed will have a lasting negative affect on local residents. Please reject this application."
I understand that Councillor Horton has called in this application, if you wish to speak for or against the proposals please remember to register your intention to speak 48 hrs before the date of the meeting (yet to be confirmed).
"On behalf of the Pleasant Residents' Association I wish to make clear our concerns with the proposed development at 82 Mount Pleasant.
Apart from the loss of amenity to residents on both Mount Pleasant and Spire View Road by this large development caused by the increased traffic flow on adopted and unadopted roads.
A major concern is the impact that the site will have on the serious flooding problems within our town. At the moment the site is predominately bare soil, building over this area without providing an adequate infiltration system to replicate the existing capacity of the land to absorb surface water is a serious error and one that will have an impact on the lives of many Louth residents.
The flood risk assessment supplied by the developers states that an infiltration system would not be viable. If that is the case then surely that is enough evidence to ensure that this proposal does not go ahead. The flood risk assessment states that the current mean annual run off rate is 5.8l/s, but that is for a site that is already positively drained. It seems unlikely that the existing land is positively drained and more likely that the land already absorbs and retains most of the current rainfall. So the 5.8l/s is an additional load to the system and not a current equivalent. Attenuating the flow to prevent additional pressure to the already over burdened surface water drains seems like a desperate measure to do something to appease the genuine concerns about the flooding issue for our town.
Who is responsible for keeping the pumping station maintained in perpetuity ? What happens to the pump in the event of a power cut? There are many risks to this proposal which if agreed will have a lasting negative affect on local residents. Please reject this application."
I understand that Councillor Horton has called in this application, if you wish to speak for or against the proposals please remember to register your intention to speak 48 hrs before the date of the meeting (yet to be confirmed).
Monday, 28 July 2014
Welcome to "The Perch"
Thanks to funds from Louth Town Council we managed to refurbish the much used bench on Little Lane in time for the East Midland In Bloom Judges visit on the 17th July.
We hope you like it..it's supposed to look like a fishes mouth (i.e. the perch) though we've had many other interpretations from frogs to pacman!
Please leave a comment , we'd love to hear your views!
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