Changing Face of Holdingham: 1989 onwards

The more things change the more they stay the same!

I couldn't help but notice an article in the Sleaford Standard under Pages from the Past from 1989.

In that article a member of the Sleaford and District Civic Trust branded a decision by N.K, to approve plans for two petrol stations and take-away plus motel, as the last nail in the coffin for the small hamlet. There are now more than one Take-Away including McDonalds. Whether or not the latter was included at the time I am not sure.

So nothing has changed much- pressure from Government - or developers or both - who knows! The photo below was taken as this development was under construction It is now the entrance to McDonalds.

Now we understand that the developer of the Chicken Farm proposal et al, at Holdingham/ Leasingham, is expected to got to appeal. On the basis that the reason was "Visual Impact". As I understood it, from the Chair of the Planning meeting at the time, that form of words was used as it was the only reasons the Planning Department hadn't already approved.

And we cannot be seen to disagree with the Officers of the Authorities involved. Can we?