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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 One: Around 3,500 people are at risk of injury or death
Myth Two: Only 31 trees will be lost
Myth Two: Only 31 trees will be lost
Myth Three: The risk of a dam breach at Poynton Pool is unacceptable
Myth Three: The risk of a dam breach at Poynton Pool is unacceptable
Myth Four: The proposed scheme at Poynton Pool has changed
Myth Four: The proposed scheme at Poynton Pool has changed
Myth Five: The scheme will cost £540,000
Myth Five: The scheme will cost £540,000
Myth Six: Poynton Pool presents a risk comparable to Toddbrook Reservoir in Whaley Bridge
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 Seven: The Poynton Pool spillway scheme will increase biodiversity
Myth Eight: The flood modelling data is accurate
Myth Eight: The flood modelling data is accurate
Myth Nine: Friends of Poynton Pool has overstated the tree loss
Myth Nine: Friends of Poynton Pool has overstated the tree loss
Myth Ten: The proposed scheme at Poynton Pool is mandatory
Myth Ten: The proposed scheme at Poynton Pool is mandatory
Myth Eleven: Friends of Poynton Pool were set up to resist safety proposals
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 Twelve: The trees at Poynton Pool have no financial value
Myth Thirteen: The landscape won't change
Myth Thirteen: The landscape won't change