When I was a Tunbridge Wells councillor I was a member of the Western Area Planning Committee. We had to consider an application to erect a bus shelter on London Road, Southborough at the junction of that road with Park Road.
The location is a built up area, London Road is a very busy road and the bus stop is well-used. The planners objected to the proposal - let people stand in the rain, not a good idea if you are seeking to encourage the use of public transport. The reason the planners took this stance was that there were a few trees/bushes on private land close to the proposed siting of the bus stop.
The planners argument was destroyed by a Southborough councillor, Bruce Reynolds, who to much mirth, stated that he did not recognise the 'rural idyll' the planners were seeking to protect.
KENT COMMUNITY ACTIVIST: acerbic, carping, caustic, curmudgeonly,critical, cynical, grumpy, moaning, sardonic and plain speaking.
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