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"CPO hearing: The judge has reserved judgement and will reach a decision 'fairly soon'."

Just a few more weeks...
 
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Why on earth cant they make the decision instantly, what exactly is there to think about?
 
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They've blatantly not had long enough to think about it. :roll:
 
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I know we're enthusiasts, so we're obviously going to say who's right and wrong, but with this, even the GP and residents of Margate have backed these plans. Local Council, Goverment and The Lottery Fund are all behind it FFS.
 
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For all you Dreamland enthusiasts :--D
"DREAMLAND moved a step closer to reality yesterday as a judge threw out the appeal against Thanet council's buyout of the park.

The Dreamland Trust's £11 million plans to build a heritage amusement park on Margate seafront could be weeks away as Judge Philip Sycamore rejected the owners' challenge to the scheme.

Trust chairman Nick Laister said: "It's fantastic news. It means we are now back on track.

"We can hopefully get on site in a matter of weeks and begin work as we have the designs and rides ready off site.
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"The plan was for a 12-month build so it's vital we get going as soon as possible in time for an opening next year."

Margate Town Centre Regeneration Company (MTCRC) bought the site for £20 million in 2005 although the site is worth a fraction of that sum without planning permission for development.

The owners say they will fight on for a hearing at the Court of Appeal.

Director Toby Hunter said: "This judge has failed to consider our unconditional offer to sell the land for the amusement park to the council for £1 and we would have kept the car park and exhibition area south of that.

"He has also overlooked the Trust's unviable business plans compared to our scheme which would be cross-funded from residential development which the Inspector described as fanciful but later acknowledged was viable."

Shortly before the verdict was delivered, the Isle of Thanet Gazette revealed that the Dreamland cinema was sold in a cut-price deal.

A Thanet council spokesman confirmed this week that it fully intends to recover all of its working costs in doing urgent works to repair the Grade II*listed building."
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Source:http://www.savedreamland.co.uk/
 
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rollermonkey said:
New race: Scenic Railway vs. Flying Turns

Go.
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PMSL! They've got to go through the court of appeal, but they won't get it. There's too much bad blood and due to the fact that the councillor who helped push through all the "anti-park" stuff was found to be corrupt will mean that they have to look like they're doing the right thing, rather than taking back-handers from rich local businessmen.

So I reckon it's good to go.

CF-Live 2014? 9 years after The Save the Scenic live :lol:
 
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Apparently there was a bit about it on BBC local news last night. My Mum Skyplussedit, but I haven't seen it yet.

...she may or may not have been eating a pasty in Wells at the same time...
 
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Apparently, there's a new twist in this. The Godden family are back.

And now that the Court has thrown out the latest appeal to the CPO, we can reveal who was successful in purchasing the Dreamland Cinema from the MTCRC

The Goddens are back - two of them this time, with the hope that they can persuade Margate Council to shift their support from the CPO to their plans for the Cinema.

It never sodding ends!
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http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Godden-s-bo ... z2Sp8YFLZF

They 19, and 22, and want to turn the cinema building into an entertainment complex.

If you dont know who the Goddens are:

Jimmy Godden is the (now deceased) former owner of Dreamland and The Rotunda in Folkestone (home of a very rare side-friction roller coaster). He basically bought up seaside amusement parks then managed to get the planning status changed to residential, thereby ramping up the land value significantly.

If you go to Folkestone, you can tell The Rotunda - it's the large expanse of empty land on the seafront where there used to be a lovely little amusement park. He had plans to build houses, shops etc. but once everything - including the classic dome structure - was demolished, nothing happened.

He wanted to do the same to Dreamland, but Nick Laister got in there and managed to get the Scenic Railway listed to match the Cinema. It was no longer possible to flatten the site and cover it with houses, so Godden and his friends put together a plan to rival the plan the Save Dreamland campaign had come up with - theirs included more houses than amusement park. Of course, there were some very strange occurances, such as fires starting up in arcades and, of course, the Scenic Railway fire, where traces of a fire accelerator were found. With no Scenic, there would have been no more listed buildings in the way of their houses.

Anyhow - now we have Godden's two sons, having inherited his money, able to buy the Cinema from their friends who currently own the site without anyone knowing and possibly present yet another hurdle to the Heritage Amusement Park that we all want to see.
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**** **** **** ****

Just give it up already and move on - no way after Sandy will the council do anything that looks like it might favour business over Margate.
 
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They really need to tell the brothers thanks, but no thanks. Lets just get this CPO done and dusted so we can move on with regenerating Margate. I am growing tired of this constant drama..
 
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There was some Mary Portas thing on TV the other night focusing on Margate. Dreamland got a brief mention and a quick "plans are in place to reopen" shot at the end of the program.

Margate looked like a backwards **** hole though to be fair.
 
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That's no way to speak about Gavin, personally, I think he's right. ;)

It's exactly where Rhyl was a few years ago - only they have a decent beach and aren't in Wales (not that there's a problem being in Wales, being in Wales isn't a negative thing, just pointing out they aren't there for people who couldn't work that out or feel like being pedantic :lol: ).

Other than that, yeah, it's just Rhyl 2.
 
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