Fake Letters to Luton News from C&R against Power Court
Sept 19, 2018 16:11:32 GMT
Post by Lake on Sept 19, 2018 16:11:32 GMT
Statement from LTSC and LLSC re C&R duplicity
Hot off the press:
Statement from Luton Town Supporters’ Trust and Loyal Luton Supporters’ Club
Yet more double standards and dirty tricks by Capital & Regional – determined to block and delay the regeneration of our town of Luton
We are appalled yet again by the latest hypocrisy shown by Mall owners Capital & Regional, and their advisers, in their attempt to block and delay plans for the regeneration of Luton with Power Court and Newlands Park – plans which they have stated they will try and ‘kick into the long grass’ for their own benefit.
In the latest Luton News we discover that one of C&R’s key advisers- Turley Associates – have concluded that there would be a “a significant adverse impact” on Luton town centre if the Newlands Park development went ahead. This statement is included in a package of documents delivered at the last minute (another of their delaying tactics) to Luton Borough Council.
Yet Turley reached completely different conclusions about the impact of edge-of-town retail on Luton town centre when hired by a client with a different agenda.
Acting for the company wanting to build new retail units in North Houghton Regis, Turley concluded that even in the worst case scenario the retail would not have “a serious adverse impact.”
In fact Turley went further and urged Luton Borough Council to reach a decision on the developments “that is an overall balancing of positive and negative impacts.”
So why the complete change of view? Could it be that money talks?
Can we believe anything that is being said by C&R and it advisers, or is it just a case that corporates with deep pockets, like C&R, can buy the answers they want?
This is just the latest in a long line of ‘dirty tricks’
Let’s take a quick look at some of what C&R have said and done of late...
• C&R think it’s okay to have two cinemas in Hemel Hempstead but there should only be one in Luton (funnily enough, it’s them who are looking to develop the Hemel cinema).
• C&R say it’s okay for its own Ilford Mall to trade alongside the Westfield shopping centre, but not for Luton Mall to trade in the same town as Newlands Park.
• C&R employ an adviser who accused people who object to new developments of being NIMBYs yet who now opposes developments which will regenerate Luton.
• C&R use a PR company with a principal whose previous company was exposed as producing false letters and other ‘dirty tricks’ by the Evening Standard and Channel 4 ‘Dispatches’.
• C&R said there should be an Urban Park at Power Court then completely changed their minds.
• C&R produced no new plans for regeneration of Luton town centre then came up with a sketchy ‘back of fag packet’ idea at the last minute for comments on Power Court and Newlands Park.
• C&R claim that they are about to commit £millions to enhancing Luton town centre but we see no signs of this investment.
• C&R claim that Newlands Park is a retail development which will damage the town centre when in fact it is a mixed use development which will complement the town centre offering.
...and now we see C&R advisers Turley Advisers claiming that a new retail development at Houghton Regis wouldn’t impact Luton town centre but Newlands Park would. Amazing.
So who should we believe?
We prefer to trust the conclusions of an independent study commissioned by Luton Borough Council which is much more upbeat about the proposed plans for Newlands Park and Power Court, and a bright new future for our town. We prefer to support plans which will bring 10,000+ jobs to the town and an annual boost of £250million to the local economy. We prefer decisions about the town to be made by democratically elected representatives of Luton’s communities rather than a faceless corporation which only cares about its own profits. We prefer regeneration to stagnation.
We’re not fooled by you, C&R. And neither are the good people of Luton.
Tony Murray, Chair Luton Town Supporters' Trust
Mark Bradbury, Chair Loyal Luton Supporters Club
Hot off the press:
Statement from Luton Town Supporters’ Trust and Loyal Luton Supporters’ Club
Yet more double standards and dirty tricks by Capital & Regional – determined to block and delay the regeneration of our town of Luton
We are appalled yet again by the latest hypocrisy shown by Mall owners Capital & Regional, and their advisers, in their attempt to block and delay plans for the regeneration of Luton with Power Court and Newlands Park – plans which they have stated they will try and ‘kick into the long grass’ for their own benefit.
In the latest Luton News we discover that one of C&R’s key advisers- Turley Associates – have concluded that there would be a “a significant adverse impact” on Luton town centre if the Newlands Park development went ahead. This statement is included in a package of documents delivered at the last minute (another of their delaying tactics) to Luton Borough Council.
Yet Turley reached completely different conclusions about the impact of edge-of-town retail on Luton town centre when hired by a client with a different agenda.
Acting for the company wanting to build new retail units in North Houghton Regis, Turley concluded that even in the worst case scenario the retail would not have “a serious adverse impact.”
In fact Turley went further and urged Luton Borough Council to reach a decision on the developments “that is an overall balancing of positive and negative impacts.”
So why the complete change of view? Could it be that money talks?
Can we believe anything that is being said by C&R and it advisers, or is it just a case that corporates with deep pockets, like C&R, can buy the answers they want?
This is just the latest in a long line of ‘dirty tricks’
Let’s take a quick look at some of what C&R have said and done of late...
• C&R think it’s okay to have two cinemas in Hemel Hempstead but there should only be one in Luton (funnily enough, it’s them who are looking to develop the Hemel cinema).
• C&R say it’s okay for its own Ilford Mall to trade alongside the Westfield shopping centre, but not for Luton Mall to trade in the same town as Newlands Park.
• C&R employ an adviser who accused people who object to new developments of being NIMBYs yet who now opposes developments which will regenerate Luton.
• C&R use a PR company with a principal whose previous company was exposed as producing false letters and other ‘dirty tricks’ by the Evening Standard and Channel 4 ‘Dispatches’.
• C&R said there should be an Urban Park at Power Court then completely changed their minds.
• C&R produced no new plans for regeneration of Luton town centre then came up with a sketchy ‘back of fag packet’ idea at the last minute for comments on Power Court and Newlands Park.
• C&R claim that they are about to commit £millions to enhancing Luton town centre but we see no signs of this investment.
• C&R claim that Newlands Park is a retail development which will damage the town centre when in fact it is a mixed use development which will complement the town centre offering.
...and now we see C&R advisers Turley Advisers claiming that a new retail development at Houghton Regis wouldn’t impact Luton town centre but Newlands Park would. Amazing.
So who should we believe?
We prefer to trust the conclusions of an independent study commissioned by Luton Borough Council which is much more upbeat about the proposed plans for Newlands Park and Power Court, and a bright new future for our town. We prefer to support plans which will bring 10,000+ jobs to the town and an annual boost of £250million to the local economy. We prefer decisions about the town to be made by democratically elected representatives of Luton’s communities rather than a faceless corporation which only cares about its own profits. We prefer regeneration to stagnation.
We’re not fooled by you, C&R. And neither are the good people of Luton.
Tony Murray, Chair Luton Town Supporters' Trust
Mark Bradbury, Chair Loyal Luton Supporters Club
