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Originally Posted by 50420
when i heard about the fire, my immediate thoughts were that it was deliberate ( yes i know...i'm a cynical person). i was informed earlier, by someone i know and completly trust ( he's been a valuable source of info regarding council and steelwork 'inside info' for 15+ years), that planning permission had been sought (prior to the fire having gutted the lido) for a housing development on the lido site..... along with planning permission for a 50m community pool on the adjacent car park area.
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Total and utter BS. I know 3 people who work in the planning department at the Civic Centre, nothing gets applied for in the NPT areas without at least 2 of them being aware, including plans submitted by the council itself.
The amount of revenue generated by the Aquadome outweighs anything the council would receive from having it turned in to accomodation.
Have a look at the damaged building. If the fire was started deliberately why would the hub of it be at the far end? It makes no sense. If 'they' (or whichever shadowy New World Order type group believed to behind such arson) were to set fire to the place then it would make more sense for it to be central to the building, in the area below where the fitness gym is. That way any such fire could spread in all directions.
Also why in the daytime which could risk injury or loss of life? Far more damage would ensue if the fire went off at night - nobody around to raise the alarm until it was too late etc.
Seriously, step back from the anti-council stance that so many Port Talbot residents seem to have developed in the last 2 weeks - common sense tells us it was just an accident.
Rant over.