Poynton Pool Spillway Improvements: Myth Busters
Friends of Poynton Pool has launched this myth busting campaign to debunk numerous facts and figures used in Cheshire East Council’s planning application, including the number of trees impacted, the cost, the impact on the landscape and its biodiversity, and the data used to justify the plan.
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- Myth One: Around 3,500 people are at risk of injury or death
- Myth Two: Only 31 trees will be lost
- Myth Three: The risk of a dam breach at Poynton Pool is unacceptable
- Myth Four: The proposed scheme at Poynton Pool has changed
- Myth Five: The scheme will cost £540,000
- Myth Six: Poynton Pool presents a risk comparable to Toddbrook Reservoir in Whaley Bridge
- Myth Seven: The Poynton Pool spillway scheme will increase biodiversity
- Myth Eight: The flood modelling data is accurate
- Myth Nine: Friends of Poynton Pool has overstated the tree loss
- Myth Ten: The proposed scheme at Poynton Pool is mandatory
- Myth Eleven: Friends of Poynton Pool were set up to resist safety proposals
- Myth Twelve: The trees at Poynton Pool have no financial value
- Myth Thirteen: The landscape won't change