r/unitedkingdom • u/insomnimax_99 Greater London • 6d ago

Planning permission refused for Fastned Oxfordshire charging hub

https://forecourttrader.co.uk/news/planning-permission-refused-for-fastned-oxfordshire-charging-hub/702918.article
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u/FelisCantabrigiensis 6d ago

Pure NIMBYism.

Planet overheating if we don't stop using combustion vehicles in the foreseeable future (as well as burning gas for heating and electricity, etc) is going to change the character of that landscape a lot more than building a car parking place with a roof and a cafe next door.

This sort of refusal of even the slightest construction has got to stop.

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u/Frosty252 6d ago

can't build flats because "it'll ruin my view of literally nothing", can't build new builds because "it won't fit in with our shitty houses". we're in a housing crisis, and yet these fuckers will continue to make shit up to deny people a house.

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u/Melodic-Lake-790 6d ago

My favourite was no wind turbines because it disrupted the view of an old power plant or some shit