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 One
of the town's finest assets for tourism is now blighted with
mud, white vans and lorries, according to local residents.
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The
West approach to the Pittville Pump Room is now a sea of mud and
getting into and out of the Grade 1 listed park and pump room is
a lottery.
The
road is frequently blocked by articulated lorries, and a huge yellow
fork lift truck loading/unloading materials.
School
children from Pittville School are forced to dodge these vehicles
as they try to get to and from school.
 Cheltenham's finest Spa building is paying
the price of development.  |
| Jason
Simmonds |
Visitors
are now unable to park as the road is full of tradesmen vehicles
and the residents are subjected to constant noise and inconvenience.
All
a far cry from the sensitive "Conservation Area" environment that
is supposed to surround such a historic monument.
After
losing a long fought battle to stop a local property developer demolishing
a bungalow and replacing it with a large apartment block, the residents
are now stuck with a road that looks more like a bomb site than
one of Cheltenham's show pieces.
The
council was forced to grant permission for the development once
the builder appealed the council's decision to refuse permission
to the High Court.
Now
Cheltenham's finest Spa building is paying the price of development.
 But
maybe more executive apartments starting at £390,000 will
help the housing shortage in the town. |
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Jason
Simmonds, from Cheltenham, despairs at the state of the approach road
to the town's landmark Pittville Pump Room. 
