To think that all new developments should have nosy parker signs for people like me.

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Ok I admit it, I am a nosy parker. Not about people's lives particularly - that gets boring very quickly. But I love to know what's happening in my town and in the city where I work, especially where new building's or developments are concerned, not to complain, but because I like seeing new things coming to the area or areas getting improved I do realise how sad I am.

Walking through the park yesterday in the city yesterday, there was a area sectioned off with lots of people working and building something. I tried looking for a sign to see what they were doing but alas, nothing.

Also the retail park near where I live are converting the old Comet shop into something else. It's being extended to the front and a new floor added, but again no sign to tell people like me what's going there in it's place.

AIBU to think that new developments should let people know what's happening?

I'm the same, there are two former mini supermarket shops that have closed/ being renovated near my work and i've been trying to think what they could possibly be. Signs have finally gone up saying they will be M&S food shops! I was very excited until I realised i won't be working here when they've finished and then I remembered when I move back to the UK they are in abundance

Oh my word I am EXACTLY like you, OP!

I love watching new buildings being built, love watching things improve. It borders on obsession.

Secret- I found a website, a forum called Skyscraper city, the forum members on the one for my city (Scotland) are completely in the loop on every gap site there is on the city and what plans are being submitted for it. They also take photos of the buildings every weekso you can see them going up.

Has changed my life! There is so much happening in my city!

don't forget - not every new 'development' requires planning

When I lived in Berlin developments in the centre often had viewing boxes that were high enough to see over the hoardings and they would also contain artists impressions of the finished buildings, sometimes scale models too. They were very popular.

I once went out with somebody who was a scout for potential new Lidl shops. I think his job was to drive around and find said sites, but that sounds like a rubbish job, so I can't be sure. But if he saw a new large housing development when we were out on a date, he'd get out his dictaphone and make a note on where we were . And I really fancied him too.

Not terribly relevant to the thread, it just jogged my memory.

Just ask someone who is working there! I'm an engineer who works on building sites and I like it if people ask - it makes me feel people are interested in what I do. I love engineering and making a difference to the world and am happy to talk to passers by who have a similar interest.

Msvestibule, one of dh's previous jobs was to fulfill a quota of social housing in rural areas and he'd have to drive around all day looking at properties for sale and working out if they were viable. I used to go with him occasionally, great fun saying "oooh buy that one!"

you need to borrow a small boy and stand looking at the diggers... everyday. You learn lots then as you sort of become a permanent fixture. I was quite relieved when they finished the development near dd's school.

Sisters I would LOVE that. DH and I had the conversation about what we're going to spend our lottery money on when we win (it's bound to happen one day surely). He's going to set up a cake shop so he can eat cakes that are nicely made all day. I'm going to have a property development business so I can do up all of the neglected houses that nobody lives in anymore

I too am nosey like this. In fact, I joined a local fb group all about my home town just to find out what's going on where, history of the town, people I may or may not know etc.

Maybe your town has a fb site? You'll get to know what's going on.