Following a press release issued by LAMAG after the protest meeting in Lowsonford village hall, a full page article appeared on page 26 of the May 22nd Birmingham Post.
The article contains many comments from Louise and Peter Deaner which are reproduced below with a LAMAG comment.
Louise Deaner was quoted as saying:
“The scheme would help secure the long term future of the Farming Estate”.
The family wish to “Create the tourist attraction on land bought more than 30 years ago at Poundley End Farm”
“Our vision is to create a marina basin where narrow boats can moor; it will be an environmentally sustainable haven. We have no desire to damage the environment we live in. My mother lives there and my sister lives just outside the village”
“There will be no engineering works and it will be non-residential”
“The Wharf would diversify our land from current farming activities and provide some much needed rural employment. There are no plans for the creation of other commercial enterprises within the proposed marina”.
In response to the article that the land on which the marina is to be built is owned by Zapline Trading, a Company registered in Panama, whose Directors are, Kathleen Deaner- President and Peter Deaner-Secretary, Peter Deaner was quoted as saying:
“Although the land is owned by a Panama Company, this is certainly not a large corporation backed project; it is very much a family run initiative”
“If we were a large corporation then we wouldn’t have to do this development to secure the future of the farm. It doesn’t bother us at all what people say”.
The LAMAG comments to these points are
1) The use of an argument that the marina is to diversify the farm and provide long term viability appears suspect, as the Deaner family have never been farmers and it is only recently that Poundley End has been called a farm.
2) It is laudable that the family has no desire to damage the environment, but this sits uneasily with the creation of a 100 boat marina with 33 car park spaces in the green belt accessed via Rookery Lane.
3) The use of the word Wharf seems to be a new term to create an image of peace and tranquillity.
4) It is pleasing to note that there are no plans for further development, but this is non binding and further applications can be made at any time.
5) The much needed local employment is for two full time people and a few part time summer staff
6) We have no comment to make on the PANAMA connection, and leave this for people to draw any conclusions they wish to.
7) We note that despite unprecedented local opposition, Peter Deaner isn’t bothered at what people say.
We remain convinced that this is an unwelcome development that we, in the village must unite to oppose. We look forward to your continued support
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