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Floods.

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Would you build a house in a Fishlake? It is good to see the overhead cables well above flood level, but some ground located sub-stations could be at risk from flooding.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-50414294



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    Elizabeth Morgan:

    But think of the commuting possibilities Lisa Miles‍! ?




     

    Lol! You'd think that wouldn't you? But no.... there is no train station close by.


    You still have to drive to the nearest station in a neighbouring town and park your car there.
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    I guess that proves my point - even at £3/4million that's the best that some can afford based on a lot of other factors and will put up with trains (and floods) to live there. Arguably they'll never be home anyway, as they need to work 24/7 just to pay the mortgage, so trains may not be an issue ?


    I grew up in a house right next to a railway - when I left home, I used to miss the noise at night - took me ages to get to sleep as it was just too quiet


    Regards


    OMS
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    Lisa Miles:




    Elizabeth Morgan:

    But think of the commuting possibilities Lisa Miles‍! ?




    Lol! You'd think that wouldn't you? But no.... there is no train station close by.


    You still have to drive to the nearest station in a neighbouring town and park your car there. 


     



    Ohh I don't know - there's always a way  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lVSC4jt2R8

     

    OMS
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    OMS:

    I guess that proves my point - even at £3/4million that's the best that some can afford based on a lot of other factors and will put up with trains (and floods) to live there.



    Ahh but there's plenty of other (and nicer) houses for sale in the same area for much less... Which is why I don't understand it. ?
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    Who knows - perhaps they are all train spotters (or at that price, Trainspotting )


    Regards


    OMS
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    I have a friend with a house alongside the North Wales main line, it was a gate keepers cottage so it is very close to the line. I thought it would be very noisy but the trains go past so fast there is perhaps 15- 20 seconds of noise and then all is quiet again. 


    I live miles away from Liverpool airport but the noise from the planes is very annoying especially in the summer when they start early in the morning and the noise lasts for much longer than 20 seconds. When we moved in 40 years ago there were very few planes and they were much quieter.


    Living near the top of  a hill means flooding is not an issue but the surrounding roads are often flooded due to the blocked gullies that the council does not appear to be too bothered about cleaning even when they know about them.
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    kfh:

    I have a friend with a house alongside the North Wales main line, it was a gate keepers cottage so it is very close to the line. I thought it would be very noisy but the trains go past so fast there is perhaps 15- 20 seconds of noise and then all is quiet again. 


    I live miles away from Liverpool airport but the noise from the planes is very annoying especially in the summer when they start early in the morning and the noise lasts for much longer than 20 seconds. When we moved in 40 years ago there were very few planes and they were much quieter.




    I know exactly what you mean. I have spent a few weeks at RAF Gibraltar, which is immediately next to the runway. Engines lit, a small taxi, then off they go: no problem.


    But daughter used to live in Mortlake, which was immediately under the approach to one of the Heathrow runways. An aircraft passed overhead every minute. ?

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    Over the years I have worked at a couple of houses in Digby Drive, Marston Green which is one of two roads between Birmingham Airport and the main line railway 

    Google Earth Link
    https://earth.app.goo.gl/94dwmu

    #googleearth


    If you have a look at property details for that road you will find that many homes have triple glazed windows as well as air conditioning, because the windows aren’t opened.


    Andy B
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    However, it said the National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding should be avoided.



    Well that should be sufficient for any authority to control planning and building schemes.....but wait, there is more, some politician vowed to plant 1 million trees every year, another stated that there would be unlimited immigration.

    So overpopulation and a new rain forest development. There is definately something in the air.


    Legh
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    Legh Richardson:




    However, it said the National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding should be avoided.



    Well that should be sufficient for any authority to control planning and building schemes.....but wait, there is more, some politician vowed to plant 1 million trees every year, another stated that there would be unlimited immigration.

    So overpopulation and a new rain forest development. There is definately something in the air.


    Legh

     




     

    Something in the air?  That would be tree houses.  A million of them.  Every year.

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