Council Votes: Scenic Must be Rebuilt
April 17th, 2008 > Posted in: Dreamland, Local Politics
A short update, but an exciting one none the less. Thanet Council have voted unanimously to demand the rebuilding of the Scenic Railway, deciding it’s restoration must should be made a legal requirement.
This is very encouraging news indeed - it’s rare for councils to commit like this - TDC have said they think it is reasonable to expect the coaster to be repaired and operational by Easter 2009.
Members of the Save Dreamland Campaign were in attendance at Wednesday’s meeting, and have begun to post their reactions to the news on the campaign forum.
Friday April 18, 2008 at 4:17 pm
That’s brilliant news for Margate! let’s hope it happens.
Saturday May 10, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Seems to me that Dreamland was developed as a park ‘cos it is in an active flood zone, so no built development was/is appropriate. Seems that TDC should accept that development in the flood plain shouldn’t happen, unless its a park. Hence the park is the most valuable use of the Dreamland site, so the Railway is a masive asset to the owner. Best way to protect the site kill off the opportunity to develop it as anything other than a park.
Margate shouldn’t be developing anything until the redundant buildings are given new life!!!!
Flood map available on the Environment agency web site.
http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiybyController?topic=floodmap&ep=map&lang=_e&x=635820.0&y=171060.0&scale=5&layerGroups=1,&layerGroupToQuery=1&location=Margate,%20Kent