ragudave Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 On the radio this morning I thought I heard that Cockers Roses on the Lang Stracht might be getting replaced with housing. I think it said said the garden centre may move towards Kingswells. Did anyone else hear this or did I dream it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tickle Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 On the radio this morning I thought I heard that Cockers Roses on the Lang Stracht might be getting replaced with housing. I think it said said the garden centre may move towards Kingswells. Did anyone else hear this or did I dream it?Bummer, thats just round the corner from me, I hope you did dream it as its one of my favorite garden centres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 On the radio this morning I thought I heard that Cockers Roses on the Lang Stracht might be getting replaced with housing. I think it said said the garden centre may move towards Kingswells. Did anyone else hear this or did I dream it?I've known about it for about a year and a half, we've lodged planning complaints, but, from shedocksley (SP?) to Kingswells (joining the two) will be, 1500 houses, an industrial estate, a school (primary) and a church.gillahill, easthuxterstone (where my house is (the "old lang stracht" into old kingswells)) etc will be choccablock with houses (some earmarked for "housing projects" (the like behind muzz's house in Westhill, where the News of the World did a special on the "street of shame"...ho ho).hence, I am looking to move even FURTHER out of abereen, where Milne and his friends who like to drop houses anywhere and everywhere will take some years to get to me. (unless the oil runs out in the next 10 - 20 years). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted October 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 I've known about it for about a year and a half' date=' we've lodged planning complaints, but, from shedocksley (SP?) to Kingswells (joining the two) will be, 1500 houses, an industrial estate, a school (primary) and a church..[/quote']So basically any fields or green spaces between the two areas will be buildings works if they get the go-ahead. A few more houses and Kingswells will basically join Northfield, Bucksburn and Brimmond Hill as well as Sheddocksley. Sounds a crap idea which will extinguish any concept of a greenbelt...DavePS is another church really required? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Fuck that means i'll have to walk further to get stuff from there, and i'll lose my brilliant 3G reception cause of the mast. I was always annoyed that i had to walk round the corner when the fence to the yard is across the road from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToasterCoaster Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 is another church really required?I wouldn't have thought so. We spend time in the city centre turning old churches into bars and large open air toilets, and then build new ones a few miles out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 I wouldn't have thought so. We spend time in the city centre turning old churches into bars and large open air toilets' date=' and then build new ones a few miles out.[/quote']I don't really see the point either, seeing as there is that baptist church across from woodend hospital and the numbers at both Mastrick and Summerhill are a lot lower then they were five years ago. I'd say a health centre was in more need then a church. As for the school, they just closed Greenfern a few years ago, and it's sitting doing nothing, would make more sense to build a new big school between Springhill (i'll always know it as that not Kingsford) and Greenfern, and make better use of that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted October 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Yep someone should do something with the empty space / derelict land opposite the Woodend shops, sort out the Greenfern site and build something beside the Mormon church on the site of the old Anderson Cars. But its nice to see that the Summerlhill Lodge / Hotel complex is finally looking a little better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 some interesting reading here...http://www.aberdeengreenbelt.org/LocalPlan.shtmland herehttp://kwells.org/kwells5/html/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=530&topic=6&SubTopic=1and in this PDF< you can see my house in the area marked "Future New Communities (NC29)"http://kwells.org/kwells5/kwells/consult/lp/20KingswellsWest.pdfI used to be able to see fields out of three sides of my house...now, it'll be leggo lands all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Yep someone should do something with the empty space / derelict land opposite the Woodend shops' date=' sort out the Greenfern site and build something beside the Mormon church on the site of the old Anderson Cars. But its nice to see that the Summerlhill Lodge / Hotel complex is finally looking a little better...[/quote']The derelict land beside woodend shops is owned by Tesco, who were wanting to build a fire brigade HQ there, so they could get the current one on Anderson Drive for a superstore, but the council never went for it. As for the old anderson cars/shell petrol station site, i'm surprised Mcdonalds/Burger King haven't snapped it up for a drive through yet. The Summerhill lodge/hotel is shaping up to be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Cockers is crap, who cares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 that's the spirit...(which side of your mouth do you usually drool from ?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishbone G Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Cockers is crap' date=' who cares.[/quote'] Agreed. Dobbies is clearly the best garden centre in Aberdeen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted October 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Cockers is crap' date=' who cares.[/quote']It certainly is very retro and rather overpriced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Agreed. Dobbies is clearly the best garden centre in Aberdeengoes to show you guys know fuck all about gardening...foxlane is the best (locally raised plants, used to our climate, nothing imported that gets fucked by frost at the drop of a hat...)and, then you'd go to the local castle garden centres...(drum, kildrummy, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessHolly Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 My favourite garden centre is the one in Mintlaw although I don't think I've ever bought anything garden related from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 goes to show you guys know fuck all about gardening...foxlane is the best (locally raised plants' date=' used to our climate, nothing imported that gets fucked by frost at the drop of a hat...)and, then you'd go to the local castle garden centres...(drum, kildrummy, etc)[/quote']Dobbies has plants perfectly suited to our climate, they just have other more exotic plants in addition which require extra care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted October 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 goes to show you guys know fuck all about gardening...foxlane is the best (locally raised plants' date=' used to our climate, nothing imported that gets fucked by frost at the drop of a hat...)and, then you'd go to the local castle garden centres...(drum, kildrummy, etc)[/quote']I was always under the impression that Cove Bay Nurseries were pretty decent. But my second name ain't Thrower... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeker Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 bet most of you live in flats! hahahaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted October 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 some interesting reading here...http://www.aberdeengreenbelt.org/LocalPlan.shtmland herehttp://kwells.org/kwells5/html/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=530&topic=6&SubTopic=1and in this PDF< you can see my house in the area marked "Future New Communities (NC29)"http://kwells.org/kwells5/kwells/consult/lp/20KingswellsWest.pdfI used to be able to see fields out of three sides of my house...now' date=' it'll be leggo lands all over the place.[/quote']Have a look here - it documents the vacant and derelict land thats available in NE Scotlandhttp://www.neser.org.uk/datasheet.cfm?datasheetid=38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Laura@TMB Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 foxlane is the best (locally raised plants' date=' used to our climate, nothing imported that gets fucked by frost at the drop of a hat...) [/quote']I have to agree with you there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Have a look here - it documents the vacant and derelict land thats available in NE Scotlandhttp://www.neser.org.uk/datasheet.cfm?datasheetid=38aye, stuff like that makes you think "who's getting paid to let the land be released for housing" (slander?!...me?!....)aye, plenty of places that need developing, wayyy before green belt gets eaten up...but, as milne and co owns most of the land they want to build on (still green belt), they'll all be saying its a good thing to develop develop develop!...I keep having a chuckle about kepplestone, all those people living around it, "mooted" the "underground supermarket and parking"...I bet they wished they had that now, and not "tower de milne" with 1000 cars pishing out every morning (when finished)...excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted October 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 I keep having a chuckle about kepplestone' date=' all those people living around it, "mooted" the "underground supermarket and parking"...I bet they wished they had that now, and not "tower de milne" with 1000 cars pishing out every morning (when finished)...excellent.[/quote']speaking of Kepplestone - the building works there mean that they will soon close off part of Queens Road while the luxury tower blocks are assembled. That will please the locals even more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa-starz Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 i work at cockers and i agree its quite expensive, but all the staff are ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 are you the hot girl that works there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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