tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post981720233785734239..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Colin would like to landscape the area between A96 and the industrial estate with a mix of treesGraisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-75298651599876668852014-02-14T15:39:27.906+00:002014-02-14T15:39:27.906+00:00Thank You Jack Lumber I will pass that on to Murd ...Thank You Jack Lumber I will pass that on to Murd :-)Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-91918715520155615462014-02-10T01:53:58.031+00:002014-02-10T01:53:58.031+00:00Jimmy L You might be right but I can see what is...Jimmy L You might be right but I can see what is on the trading estate now with out going to Specsavers. MURDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-66136173437271820942014-02-08T10:54:37.349+00:002014-02-08T10:54:37.349+00:00The Morganti site has attracted a wide range of wi...The Morganti site has attracted a wide range of wildlife in recent years, due to its wildness. we get a lot of different birds here,i.e.<br /> crested tits on our bird tables also bullfinches and long tailed tits. They are lovely, I used to see them on the trees on the HIGH street square where the old dole office used to be, but the trees disappeared.<br />There are of course, red squirrels, bird-lovernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-31161247563271096182014-02-08T00:56:04.425+00:002014-02-08T00:56:04.425+00:00JL Poor Murd the old eye sight is going My Boy, if...JL Poor Murd the old eye sight is going My Boy, if you think Morgantis garden is like a rain forest, Specsavers are doing an offer at the moment I think its time you paid them a visit as it clear your not seeing properly.Jimmy Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-28281234847835588032014-02-07T14:04:22.694+00:002014-02-07T14:04:22.694+00:00BOFEPARK 4 LYF YA DIG ME DAWGS?BOFEPARK 4 LYF YA DIG ME DAWGS?B-Dognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-71863631171755049102014-02-07T13:11:08.107+00:002014-02-07T13:11:08.107+00:00Park life.
lets get one thing straight.
{1} I ha...Park life.<br /> lets get one thing straight.<br /> {1} I have already volunteered to give my services FREE to remove trees from the river side.<br />{2} The tree decoration is for the benefit of all who walk the river and is admired by many.Would rather I stopped taking an interest in trying to make it an interesting walk.<br /> What the river side has to do with it??<br /> The facts are feebleMURDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-1810435095929147672014-02-06T22:53:18.839+00:002014-02-06T22:53:18.839+00:00Murd's arguments should not be allowed to pass...Murd's arguments should not be allowed to pass unchallenged. <br /><br />treehugger @1.28 has already pointed out the hypocrisy in Murd's position - that he bravely fights to protect and even decorate trees along the riverside which he values, but then argues for the removal of trees which other people happen to value.<br /><br />But as JL Ralph has now observed, Murd's argument is park lifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-76825274770152946042014-02-06T22:35:09.786+00:002014-02-06T22:35:09.786+00:00What has Morganti land got to do with it anywayWhat has Morganti land got to do with it anywayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-50273157802577456002014-02-06T22:34:09.443+00:002014-02-06T22:34:09.443+00:00Murd @9:21
I think you may have missed two simple ...Murd @9:21<br />I think you may have missed two simple points Murd.<br />1 there are already trees along the Boathpark side of the A96 and very nice too, there is also a full length hedge. The density is about right so no more are needed.<br />2 the screen is needed to reduce the visual impact of the ind estate to passerbys so pointless being on the other side of the road. Any business relying onJames Logan Ralphnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-25622545381351328092014-02-06T21:21:32.104+00:002014-02-06T21:21:32.104+00:00 Murd
Offering A solution if A screen is required... Murd <br />Offering A solution if A screen is required then plant it on the other side of the road at the bottom of the Boathpark gardens plenty room for them there! and would give the residents privacy and cut down traffic noise. That would allow people passing the trading estate see what is on offer.<br /> MURD MURD DUNBARnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-76408384176872273932014-02-06T15:37:31.776+00:002014-02-06T15:37:31.776+00:00@ sealover - yes in the application many mature tr...@ sealover - yes in the application many mature trees were to be left to add to what looked like a very attractive wee housing estate. Since then however, and perhaps before that too, literally hundreds of trees have self-seeded to grow to quite decent sizes themselves now all over the site. The area is definitely a resource for bird-life etc but as Murd suggests one day the inevitable might Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-8521378013539923882014-02-06T15:32:23.679+00:002014-02-06T15:32:23.679+00:00@ Pine Martin, I have decided not to publish point...@ Pine Martin, I have decided not to publish point 3 in full but here's the rest of it. <br /><br />"Comments on this seem to have ranged far beyond the specific issue raised in the original post. J L Ralph seems to have focused on the key points at issue, which have nothing to do with Sainsburys, the Morganti site, the desirability of having a view of industrial premises, or the use of Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-25970509597480489832014-02-06T14:47:57.153+00:002014-02-06T14:47:57.153+00:00When and if the trees at the old Morganti land com...When and if the trees at the old Morganti land come down the residents of Boathpark will once again enjoy the beautiful uninterrupted views of the Moray Firth, I cant wait!!!sealovernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-30976817475045031942014-02-06T14:38:56.113+00:002014-02-06T14:38:56.113+00:00At least the trees on the Morganti land are identi...At least the trees on the Morganti land are identified on the planning application and a lot of them are marked to be retained. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-85647419486943755222014-02-06T08:03:30.324+00:002014-02-06T08:03:30.324+00:00Interesting comments and I see a suggestion here t...Interesting comments and I see a suggestion here that we the public are not entitled to an opinion anymore well the three Community Councils hold regular meetings so why not go and make your views known – I do win or lose. <br />Also I still feel that the businesses, thank goodness there are now some interested in the vacant sites, should be visible to the road – jobs are needed in Nairn as well Murdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-9868190026112308252014-02-05T15:39:05.334+00:002014-02-05T15:39:05.334+00:00Had a look at this application online ,thanks JLR ...Had a look at this application online ,thanks JLR . The facts speak for themselves. <br />Will the investigation into the possible breach of planning rules be independent of the planning office who approved it? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-71121005068649283592014-02-05T15:32:08.725+00:002014-02-05T15:32:08.725+00:00This subject has started me back on the wine I was...This subject has started me back on the wine I was fine for January but when this appeared it got me going again I saw them taking down the trees one day when I popped up to Sainsburys and I thought thats not right You couldnt have missed it if you were there at the time Other folk must have seen it too we should give our support to that lady who is complaining about it They should not get away Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-8087433272828369042014-02-05T10:54:50.880+00:002014-02-05T10:54:50.880+00:00Once again, the car is king.
Has anyone noticed...Once again, the car is king. <br /><br />Has anyone noticed how anything to do with cars takes precedent. Icy roads, icy pavements - yeah the pedestrians can wait, we must protect the car. We must have a bypass, who cares if it ruins swathes of the countryside, we must let the cars travel freely, can't have queues. Pedestrianise the High Street - nooo waaaaay, where would cars park. We Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-50908096033738290782014-02-04T22:58:39.400+00:002014-02-04T22:58:39.400+00:00Graisg @ 6:39AM
It should make no-nevermind whethe...Graisg @ 6:39AM<br />It should make no-nevermind whether the trees in question were in, on or next to the development. According to the developers' application ref:12/03570/FUL, O/L ref:000048308-001 to quote the section on trees<br />"Are there any trees on or adjacent to the application site? <br />If Yes, please mark on your drawings any trees, known protected trees and their canopy James Logan Ralphnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-27380063739033116802014-02-04T17:40:55.579+00:002014-02-04T17:40:55.579+00:00The trees in question, were, I think Monteray pine...The trees in question, were, I think Monteray pines. There were about twenty of them contained in an area between two lines of fencing.It is obvious they were planted as screening.There were also mature Birch trees on the site. Was the planner who made the site visit on this occasion blind? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-48621123231055296222014-02-04T13:28:33.505+00:002014-02-04T13:28:33.505+00:00So Murd is advocating cutting down trees. I though...So Murd is advocating cutting down trees. I thought he was a tree lover...he makes a big thing of decorating one up the river at Christmas time. How would he feel if someone cut down that tree without any permission or consultation.treehuggernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-27803882514536377262014-02-04T10:21:30.371+00:002014-02-04T10:21:30.371+00:00Was the forestry officer within the planning depar...Was the forestry officer within the planning department not consulted, or the community council, or other local representatives. Are we, the public not entitled to an opinion anymore. Things like this are being done over our heads and we are just standing back and taking it,is it not our town any more. It should not be up to an ordinary member of the public to have to complain about this. Where Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-15396153978839320642014-02-04T06:41:18.729+00:002014-02-04T06:41:18.729+00:00James, a quick look at Google earth seems to confi...James, a quick look at Google earth seems to confirm that these trees were within the boundary of the estate and not part of the formerly continuous screen you mention. It is a shame they have been removed however. Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-13550351078875098032014-02-04T06:39:41.018+00:002014-02-04T06:39:41.018+00:00The removal of these trees was carried out in a ma...The removal of these trees was carried out in a manner without any opportunity for objection by the public. The trees were originally part of a continuous screen along the side of the A96 and as such should have been protected. The trees that have been removed both at Bitz garage, the garage under construction and those cut back we're all done, in my opinion to obtain a clear view of these James Logan Ralphnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-64339258297670640382014-02-04T06:35:21.333+00:002014-02-04T06:35:21.333+00:00I have lived in the area concerned since the Boath...I have lived in the area concerned since the Boathpark houses were built. I tend to agree with the first two comments, but we are getting away from the point of the removal of the trees. Now, when I open the curtains in the morning, I see something very different to the trees which had become a very familiar sight to me. I feel very sad about it, but at my age you just have to accept these thingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com