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11. Royco are building six hundred houses at Haydon Hill,
Aylesbury and the digger driver is shaping a mound of clay collected from elsewhere
on site, when he notes a glint. With amazing presence of mind he climbs down
to find part of a partly broken terracotta pot with a number of shiny Roman
gold coins.
12 Arthur Humpston suffered from the Nimby Syndrome at Monks Risborough. He had an acre of land adjoining his house and it was clear that the site was emminently suitable for the erection of four four bedroom houses, in keeping with the area. Because of vociferous local objections from neighbours his application was turned down but his appeal succeeded. The neighbours were still vociferous in their objection and somehow or other the ministry consent was challenged in the High Court and set aside. A new planning application was thus promoted and this too was refused. Another appeal was undertaken and this again was permitted enabling a sale of the land to proceed. Three points emerged from this sorry story:
(a) Mr Humpston's fortunes improved because the land doubled in value, due to the enforced weight before striking a sale.
(b) Having been so vehemently against development, neighbours then asked Mr Humpston's if they could have access over his new road, so as to build houses in their back garden.
(c) Confirmation of what I have seen so very many times: It is disgusting for a neighbour to build a house in his garden, but it's quite all right for me to build one in mine.