Nothing much has been happening on the site of the old garage this year. Just before the Festival, metal barriers went up, and there was a bit of fossicking about with diggers, but no sign yet that they're ready to build new houses there.
On the metal barriers, they did put up pictures of what the houses would look like, together with a website address that I've been unable to find so far. It was slightly worrying to see that one view of the houses showed floor to ceiling picture windows for the bedrooms - part of the design that was objected to when the original planning application went in, because the windows would be facing the river - not only would the light pollution disturb otters and other wildlife on the river, but anyone with a pair of binoculars could go over to the Offa's Dyke path across the river and look straight in.
And so matters stood until just the other day. Little additions have been made to one of the pictures - homeless people sitting on the pavements, and small placards saying things like "Too expensive to buy" and "Hay needs affordable housing". It's been cleverly done, and all to scale with the picture. Whoever did it makes a good point too - house prices are very expensive around here, and local youngsters can usually only find low waged jobs, which makes it just about impossible for them to stay in the area.
It will be interesting to see what the latest planning application is.
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