Councillors slam 'awful' flats

TOWN councillors objected to yet more plans for flats in Petersfield this week amid fears of excessive traffic outside Petersfield fire station and designs that could contribute towards a "God-awful town centre". And members say the plans, to build two flats and one detached house in Swan Street, could also clog the roads around Petersfield Hospital. At a meeting of the planning committee on Tuesday, Ken Hick said: "It is putting more and more cars in to the urban scene. Where do you stop? "Let's take this to its logical conclusion. We are going to end up with a God-awful town centre. At what point do we say we have made a mistake and we have got to stop?" Chris Jenner added: "I have serious reservations about the over-development of the site. "We will end up with four developments on the space of one. I have got no problem with subdividing, but squeezing another house in is over-development. I hope they get on well with each other because they are going to be very close."