Save Lichfield's 'Cathedral Walk'. Urge Decision Makers to Re-think Darwin Hall Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/save-lichfields-cathedral-walk-urge-decision-makers-to-re-think-darwin-hall.html Online petition signatures en-us Mon, 6 Apr 2026 10:47 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Ms Ann Morrison [Signature #90] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2466584?utm_medium=rss Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:17:16 UTC 2466584 Mr Paul McCafferey [Signature #89] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2460384?utm_medium=rss The project is ill-conceived and in the real world would have gone from initiation straight to closure. I am not being a NIMBY, it is simply that Lichfield does not need and cannot afford yet another community resource that will inevitably need to be propped up by council tax payers hard-earned money. Asides from being an architectural eyesore, Darwin Hall will not even provide residents with any facilities that are not already available elsewhere in the district.

]]> Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:19:18 UTC 2460384 Mr Allan Corran [Signature #88] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2433383?utm_medium=rss Currently there are at least 15 similar halls within the City boundry. Many underused. Most with easy access and good car parking. The planned hall would be visualy intusive, would attract users from existing facilities, diluting their income, making them financialy unviable . If the proposers can bring evidence to support this hall as "essential" far better sites exist in the vicinity of Waitrose. BUT a forward costed business plan MUST be produced to avoid an ongoing charge on ratepayers.

]]> Sun, 7 Oct 2007 04:47:18 UTC 2433383 Mr John Williams [Signature #87] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2430650?utm_medium=rss Sat, 6 Oct 2007 11:01:36 UTC 2430650 mrs Williams Mary [Signature #86] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2430645?utm_medium=rss Sat, 6 Oct 2007 10:59:50 UTC 2430645 ms Helena Roberts [Signature #85] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2430640?utm_medium=rss This building is not worthy of such a prime location.The size and capacity of the building too large for the site which will cause an unbarable situation for those in close proximity. The parking and access are not suficient. If we have to have a community centre it needs to be smaller, further away from houses, and with re thoughtout parking and access.

]]> Sat, 6 Oct 2007 10:57:25 UTC 2430640 Mr Rob Hardgrave [Signature #84] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2430594?utm_medium=rss The existing proposal significantly overdevelops what is a relatively small site. The scheme pays no attention whatsoever to the number of car parking spaces that would be required by the Hall and ignores the enormous impact that the increase in traffic would have on what are already overcrowded streets within the immediate locale.

]]> Sat, 6 Oct 2007 10:34:29 UTC 2430594 Mr Robert Mullarkey [Signature #83] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2425552?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:01:12 UTC 2425552 Mr Albert Burton [Signature #82] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2422615?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Oct 2007 03:37:58 UTC 2422615 Mrs Bernice Burton [Signature #81] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2422605?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Oct 2007 03:35:46 UTC 2422605 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #80] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2420928?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Oct 2007 04:59:10 UTC 2420928 sonia coxon [Signature #79] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2418949?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Oct 2007 03:11:41 UTC 2418949 Mr Anthony Pedelty [Signature #78] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2417983?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Oct 2007 10:03:44 UTC 2417983 Ms Anonymous [Signature #77] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2417437?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Oct 2007 07:03:43 UTC 2417437 Ms Anonymous [Signature #76] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2417432?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Oct 2007 07:03:03 UTC 2417432 Mrs Lara Gee [Signature #75] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2417429?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Oct 2007 07:01:03 UTC 2417429 Mr Matt Gee [Signature #74] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2417424?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Oct 2007 06:59:48 UTC 2417424 Ms Dominika Dworska [Signature #73] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2415464?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Oct 2007 03:38:07 UTC 2415464 Mr David Page [Signature #72] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2415310?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Oct 2007 02:45:11 UTC 2415310 Mr Darren Jones [Signature #71] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2411052?utm_medium=rss Please do not obstruct this very lovely view with the darwin hall (or similar) building.

]]> Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:11:44 UTC 2411052 Mrs Anna Page [Signature #70] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2409237?utm_medium=rss The parking, waitrose does not have fifty spaces unoccupied especially at a weekend (obviously the halls greatest time of demand). Residents parking is not sufficient, roads are very narrow and driveways inadequate. Are we expected to fight for spaces in our own street, infront of our own homes. Also if this is meant as a community building why does it need to be so large, to hold so many people and have plans showing a setup obviously intended for commercial / business use?

]]> Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:43:04 UTC 2409237 Mrs Lisa Evans [Signature #69] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2409180?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:24:07 UTC 2409180 Mr Carl Evans [Signature #68] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2409165?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:17:41 UTC 2409165 Mr Neil Johnson [Signature #67] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2408703?utm_medium=rss Come on councillors, we already have a number of council owned venues within the confines of the city that, for much of the time, are empty and unused why not look to better utilise these venues instead of chasing an unwanted pipedream! Should the insistence be to railroad the project why not consider an alternative site, for instance, the derelict farm some 400 meters away is an eyesore. Put sanity before vanity scarp or re think the plans for Darwin Hall preserving the locality in the process.

]]> Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:26:21 UTC 2408703 chloe wilcox [Signature #66] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2406770?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:07:22 UTC 2406770 richard wilcox [Signature #65] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2406762?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:02:39 UTC 2406762 holly goodwin-wilcox [Signature #64] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2406751?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:00:55 UTC 2406751 miss charlotte hanah laura goodwin-wilcox dixon hardgrave [Signature #63] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2406741?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:56:50 UTC 2406741 mrs Mary Christmas [Signature #62] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2402701?utm_medium=rss I am not impressed at these plans for a new community hall. It looks ugly and will be an eyesore, not to mention a parking and noise nuisance to people living close by.

It should not go ahead.

]]> Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:22:36 UTC 2402701 Mr Engelbert Humperdinck [Signature #61] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2402635?utm_medium=rss This is preposterous! Completely asinine and nonsensical. The plans are incongruous and deranged.

]]> Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:08:05 UTC 2402635 Mr Steve Wilcox [Signature #60] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2383391?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:57:40 UTC 2383391 mr Anonymous [Signature #59] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2376440?utm_medium=rss Innappropriate location, is it actually required by the residents of the area in which it is proposed to be built ? Also it will totally spoil the current views from 'end to end' of cathedral walk.

]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:51:45 UTC 2376440 Mr Hamilton Chris [Signature #58] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2375382?utm_medium=rss Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:37:35 UTC 2375382 Miss Loretta Barrett [Signature #57] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2373633?utm_medium=rss Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:47:23 UTC 2373633 Mr Adam Hope [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2373612?utm_medium=rss Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:34:04 UTC 2373612 Mr Simon Moore [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2371880?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:37:11 UTC 2371880 Mrs Louise Markham-Moore [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2371879?utm_medium=rss The position of the building is the main problem. The parking situation in this area is already difficult as the streets are so narrow and as the proposed building will be so near to houses and will not have adequate parking it is clear that the parking problem will worsen. Surely there are others sites in the area, that are not so close to residential streets, that would be more suitable for this venture. the old hospital site for example.

]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:36:19 UTC 2371879 Mr David Verman [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2371665?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:29:56 UTC 2371665 Mrs Jan Verman [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2371649?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:27:08 UTC 2371649 Mr Kierton Risdale [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2371264?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:28:34 UTC 2371264 mrs rebecca davies [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2370536?utm_medium=rss i feel that if there is bar facilities they will be functions at weekends which would mean noise and people leaving and walking down cathedral walk at all hours (our house faces the walk)

]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:46:25 UTC 2370536 Miss Lucy Ledger [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2370468?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:03:15 UTC 2370468 Mrs Ruth Winterbottom [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2370345?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:41:13 UTC 2370345 Susan Wright [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2367771?utm_medium=rss Lack of parking is the main issue which will impact on our already overcrowded streets. Also concerns about late opening until 1 am and the facility for an outside venue and patio doors to the main hall which will have a noise implication for homes nearby. The outside area will also be a magnet for local teenagers and potential for alcohol and drug abuse as it is a completely open area yet out of sight and a good place for young people to gather when the hall is not in use cf Beacon Park.

]]> Sun, 16 Sep 2007 05:35:36 UTC 2367771 Mr John Houlihan [Signature #46] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2367632?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:54:28 UTC 2367632 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #45] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2366820?utm_medium=rss Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:18:35 UTC 2366820 Mr D Butler [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2365667?utm_medium=rss It is a joke - it is an inapproriate location too close to residential homes - we were going to buy in the area - but wont now - it is frought with future problems - i.e. parking, noise, traffic - Darwin Hall should be re-located to the Victoria Hospital site making it more accessable for the whole city as well as the estate.

]]> Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:39:14 UTC 2365667 Mr Jack Walker [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2365659?utm_medium=rss It is too close to the houses, there will so too much distruption from late night parties - people drinking and causing trouble - we have small children, we have already expirenced problems with teenagers hanging around waitrose, blasting music, vulgar lanuage etc.. now we will have it on our doorsteps because they will hand around darwin hall causing problems. The issue of parking is a joke - there will never be enough parking if the hall is filled to capacity.

]]> Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:35:12 UTC 2365659 Mrs Emma Walker [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2365648?utm_medium=rss The building should be moved away from the houses and nearer the road and provision for enough parking should be provided.

]]> Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:29:21 UTC 2365648 Mrs Elizabeth Fernihough [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2363022?utm_medium=rss Not needed. It will attract teenagers to hang around it on nights.

]]> Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:42:50 UTC 2363022 Ms Anonymous [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2357429?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:44:28 UTC 2357429 Mr Rodney Parker [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2356845?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:33:38 UTC 2356845 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2356706?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:37:39 UTC 2356706 mr MICHAEL JOBSON [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2355801?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:33:27 UTC 2355801 Mr Ryan Holmes [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2355737?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:45:42 UTC 2355737 Mr Warren Holmes [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2355735?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:43:36 UTC 2355735 Mrs Sarah Fry [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2355721?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:27:03 UTC 2355721 mrs Anonymous [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2354527?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:09:37 UTC 2354527 Mrs jane mackenzie [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2354417?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:18:08 UTC 2354417 Mr & Mrs Daniel & Deborah Greechan [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2354361?utm_medium=rss Specifically, we object to the positioning of the hall and would recommend that it is sited by the waitrose supermarket. as requested at planning/residents meetings.

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:51:21 UTC 2354361 Mrs Carol Ingham [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2354305?utm_medium=rss I support the idea and location of a community centre but the current plans are for a larger"civic" centre that will support all of Lichfield and wider areas. The parking, access roads and proximity of local residents makes this untenable. The plans should be scaled down to meet the needs of local residents.

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:31:40 UTC 2354305 Mr R Reid [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2354292?utm_medium=rss Parking is already problematic due to the narrow roads. This proposal would only compound the problem. Also the location is far too close to residences at the end of Cathedral Walk, a better site could be found. Is such provision actually wanted or needed by the local residents. At a previous meeting it was clear that a vast majority of residents were opposed to the proposal. Has this fact been ignored?

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:25:22 UTC 2354292 mrs S Reid [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2354251?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:05:17 UTC 2354251 Mr Patrick Martin [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2354165?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:30:09 UTC 2354165 Mr Stephen Bushill [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2353974?utm_medium=rss Also concerned about the opening hours (to 1am!) and the consequent noise and disruption that would be likely

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:14:48 UTC 2353974 Mrs Tracey Thornton [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2353892?utm_medium=rss +

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:51:00 UTC 2353892 Mr Pete Sweeney [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2353637?utm_medium=rss I'm not a NIMBY as I dont believe there is even a need for outdated (70s) institutions like community halls when there is NO community and no call for it other than the council's misguided opinion. Parking is already a joke and will get worse.

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:57:35 UTC 2353637 Miss Rachael Clayton [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2353481?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:57:17 UTC 2353481 Mr Chris Clayton [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2353479?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:56:19 UTC 2353479 Mrs Julie Clayton [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2353475?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:55:24 UTC 2353475 Mr Phil Clayton [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2353470?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:53:10 UTC 2353470 mr john cox [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2353405?utm_medium=rss Please re think - consider our needs.

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:21:51 UTC 2353405 Mr Mike Minihane [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2353237?utm_medium=rss There is significant feeling amongst the many residents of Darwin park that our enjoyment of amenity and its protection should not be compromised by this ill-conceived and extremely poorly planned proposal. The estate roads are too narrow to be able to absorb any further on-street parking and if emergency vehicles are unable to access residents in emergencies lives will be at risk. The hall will block the wonderful vista of the cathedral spires at the end of cathedral walk from Saint Foy Avenue.

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:08:39 UTC 2353237 Mrs Gail Minihane [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2353228?utm_medium=rss I also think additional parked cars will compromise residents' health & safety - fire engines & ambulances won't be able to drive along the narrow roads. It will also lead to residents' loss of enjoyment of amenity, subject residents to unwanted noise & nuisance causing disturbance through the long opening/working hours of 17 hours/day (0800 - 0100) seven days a week. The junction of The Whytmore/St Foy Ave is already very dangerous - additional traffic accessing the hall will exacerbate this.

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:54:17 UTC 2353228 Mr Anonymous [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2353199?utm_medium=rss No parking? Bad idea!

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:38:09 UTC 2353199 nichola haywood [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2353124?utm_medium=rss why build there when there is a perfectly adequate place at the end of catherdral walk, going into town. this is an eyesore!!! dont build flats on it! i agree that there is a severe need to a community centre, along with a pub and shops etc!!!

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:04:41 UTC 2353124 Dr Valmai Bowden [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2353089?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:44:23 UTC 2353089 Mr Melville Mason [Signature #13] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2353054?utm_medium=rss As Petition text

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:21:02 UTC 2353054 mr james whittaker [Signature #12] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2353014?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:48:44 UTC 2353014 Mrs Valerie Tilbrook [Signature #11] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2353005?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:43:37 UTC 2353005 Mr George Tilbrook [Signature #10] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2353003?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:41:17 UTC 2353003 mrs carole whittaker [Signature #9] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2352997?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:36:31 UTC 2352997 Mr Ian Ingham [Signature #8] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2352995?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:33:22 UTC 2352995 Mr Howard Lawrence [Signature #7] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2352991?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:30:29 UTC 2352991 Mr Tony West [Signature #6] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2352970?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:20:44 UTC 2352970 Mrs Syliva Kirwan [Signature #5] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2352965?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:19:09 UTC 2352965 Ms Lita Kirwan [Signature #4] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2352962?utm_medium=rss Parking is at a premium in any event on the estate. There isn't room for the vehicles already parked on the estate and so extra vehicles will cause chaos and will prevent fire and medics reaching their destination.

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:16:43 UTC 2352962 Mr Andrew Holmes [Signature #3] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2352959?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:14:34 UTC 2352959 Revd Jeff Fry [Signature #2] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2352948?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:07:04 UTC 2352948 Dee Holmes [Signature #1] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2351518?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:51:56 UTC 2351518