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My Nursery is OFF [sad]

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Katymac · 08/11/2006 13:22

The Highways agency say that as you can't see in 90m in each direction (out of an existing enterance) we cannot open the nursery.

This is non-negociable

I am speechless

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JackieNo · 08/11/2006 13:23

Oh no! But isn't it in the grounds of an existing school?

Mumpbump · 08/11/2006 13:24

Sorry to hear this. You've obviously been putting a lot of time and effort into your plans. I'm sure there will be another opportunity, you just need to find alternate premises. A couple of the nurseries near me are just converted residential houses on straight roads. Any chance you could investigate that? It would save all the hassle of converting a shell and you wouldn't have to worry about insulating high roofs!!

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Katymac · 08/11/2006 13:24

No the school said no (that was weeks ago)

Grrr

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lulumama · 08/11/2006 13:25

no way....after all that........so sorry.... is there another site? or have you lost the will to carry on? bless you...after your hard work ....

JackieNo · 08/11/2006 13:25

Oh, sorry. After all that planning too.

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Katymac · 08/11/2006 13:25

Can't afford a house round here (cheapest would be about £250K & then planning won't give permission as it's a residential area (I tried)

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Mercy · 08/11/2006 13:29

Sorry to hear this, Katymac .

WHat a strange reason too.

Miriam2 · 08/11/2006 13:41

is there any way the entrance could be moved to a safer place?

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Katymac · 08/11/2006 14:03

That's what I said...can't it be moved

But apparently not - there isn't any room

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smeeinit · 08/11/2006 19:24

oh katy thats awful for you im so sorry
all that hard work. what a shame

HRHQueenOfQuotes · 08/11/2006 19:28

oh I'm so gutted for you - haven't posted on many of your threads about it - but I've been following them.

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Katymac · 08/11/2006 21:53

Thanks guys I do appreciate your sympathy

I need a miracle...I just don't have one

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HRHQueenOfQuotes · 08/11/2006 22:06

Katy - I can so sympathise with that awful feeling when you realise that the time and money you've spent on setting up a business has almost certainly (never say never though) been lost - we were in the same position last year (though I pray that you've not spent as much money, or got into as much debt as we did before getting to that stage).

Don't give up hope yet though - you never know what's round the corner.

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Katymac · 09/11/2006 08:15

Thanks

My dad has rung & he thinks it might be worth paying a planning consultant to have a look - this would be the first big expense (so it's not too bad really)

Now I just need a planning consultant

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GeorginaA · 09/11/2006 08:19

Oh Katy - I was getting really excited by the sound of your nursery. I so would have wanted something similar for my two. There MUST be some way around it, surely?

Hopefully the planning consultant will know more of the tricks to get it through...

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Katymac · 09/11/2006 20:43

OK so we might be on again.....maybe?

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GeorginaA · 09/11/2006 21:33

Oooo ... spill - what did the consultant say?

Lrkids · 09/11/2006 21:39

Katymac, only just seen this, really sorry you've hit a wall but hopefully you will find someway around it. Would be an awful shame if you couldn't.

Lrkids · 09/11/2006 21:40

Oops, just read the rest of the thread
Come on then, good news??......

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Katymac · 09/11/2006 21:41

Stuff about moving the entrance and braking distance at 30 mph....I have to wait for more info

I have done an uptodate thread on it all

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