Hertford Regional College - Ware Campus

What do you think about the quality and pace of housing development in Ware?
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mb1
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The Mercury reports the plan was denied. So what next?
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mb1 wrote:The Mercury reports the plan was denied. So what next?
and reports the, not at all, veiled threat from the college.
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What will we ever do without 10,000 hairdressers being churned out every year??
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mb1 wrote:What will we ever do without 10,000 hairdressers being churned out every year??
I suspect the fast food outlets/pubs/coffee shops etc in the town would rather not find out.
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Yes, they were such an asset to one of the nearest pubs to the college, bringing in their own food and drink and spending no money in there, that the pub stopped opening at lunchtimes as the students were more trouble than it was worth.
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Martin wrote:Yes, they were such an asset to one of the nearest pubs to the college, bringing in their own food and drink and spending no money in there, that the pub stopped opening at lunchtimes as the students were more trouble than it was worth.
Food and drink they had presumably bought elsewhere.

So do I take it that no one objects to the site closing and being built on?
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The thing is Masked Woler that the college has already largely separated from the town. They changed their name from Ware College to Hertford RC, when they don't even have a campus in Hertford. They used to run a wide range of courses which, in the evenings, were available to people in the town - languages, car maintenance, maths, all sorts of things. They were an active part of the town. That stopped a long time ago. Their plan for cash generation ignored any considerations about what was appropriate for the site, so they angered a lot of people. By and large, I doubt now that many people would mind if they did vanish off elsewhere, although of course that is an empty threat from their principal as they don;t have the cash to go and build a new campus. If they want the support of the people of Ware, they need to show some involvement and support in the town of Ware.
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The College has today submitted a revised application for the redevelopment of the college site.

They say that they are splitting their previous application that was recently declined by EHC, into two parts which will now be; part 1, the demolition and rebuilding of existing college buildings, and part 2, the proposed housing.
This is so that they can get permission to redevelop in time to receive the necessary grants. Once they get permission they will then be able to tackle the thorny issue of flats/houses on the Scotts Road side of the site which is where they want to raise a significant part of the funding for the project.

Watch this space..........
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Thanks Martin - where did you get the 'two parts' info from ? I just received an email from EH Council saying that the College has put in for the redevelopment of the College site. No mention of a second Application, or any residential housing.

Though I wouldn't be at all surprised ...
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If you wade through this lot, it has all the details:

http://e-services.eastherts.gov.uk/rkyv ... 14/0411/FP
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