The Swanage Rowing Club are applying for their new club house......we know all about planning applications and how difficult it can be.
For the last 8 years the club have operated from a temporary premises but time is fast running out as the owner of the land wants to redevelop the area (theres another story!)
The club have been have been working hard with the town council on a small area in Prince Alberts Gardens has been identified (the old crazy golf course for those who can remember!)
The problem for the club as was for us is the development is outside the settlement area and makes planning applications difficult.
Whilst rowing may not be every ones cup of tea, its another good local club that I believe should be supported, they have many sections young to seniors and teaches valuable sea skills to all those involved. The gigs they row are part of this countries history, in the famous rescue in 1875 of the crew of the wild wave on peveril ledge, local Coastguard's rowed out in gigs to save the crew, for that reason Swanage has a lifeboat. In modern times the the Coastguard use the local expertise of the crew where they can, a rescue some years ago had the gig crew get to the shore and help a male who had fallen down Ballard until the Coastguard team arrived, that's Swanage working at its best.
Please take a minute to log on to their planning application and leave some comments
http://www.purbeck.gov.uk/planning/planappsrch.asp
The application Number is 6/2010/0374
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