The views approaching Blacka as you walk along Strawberry Lee Lane are something special. The sweep of the land and the spread of the woodland are as good to look at as anything in the region. Many now avoid turning to the right for fear that the sight of Fairthorn breaks the spell. Hallfield Farm is another story. There’s been a lot of work going on there and much of it has been of high quality. But there’s a lot of money being spent and when resources are so great one worries that those responsible may go too far and produce something intrusive and out of scale. We can keep ourselves informed by visiting the PDNPA’s planning pages. The link is here for the main building plans. One thing that’s caused some concern is the security lighting and another is the gateway structure at the top of the drive. I believe these should have planning permission but may not have it so far.
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I confess that I loathe what they are doing to Hallfield Farm and its surroundings, it's beginning to look more like an urban park than an old farm in the country.
I know what you mean. I would much prefer things as they were, though the previous owners were capable of being intrusive in their own way. I feared that something much worse was about to happen when it changed hands and was to some extent relieved that the work was professionally done. As a lover of wild land I am now worried that the land on eastern side of Blacka behind Lenny Hill may be tidied up. This is now gloriously 'overgrown'and a fine buffer between Blacka and the farmland. I think some of it belongs to Hallfield.
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