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26 July 2021 • 12:02am
An inflatable craft carrying migrant men, women and children crosses the shipping lane in the English Channel
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SIR – The French say that they cannot stop a migrant boat unless it is in distress. If these were private boats, this could be true. However, the migrants pay for their passage, which makes the voyage a commercial operation. These commercial vessels must therefore meet the standards required to conform with safety rules. The person in charge is also required to hold a certificate of competence.
If a vessel is stopped and fails the inspection, it should be escorted to the nearest port in France.
But town councillors have vowed to continue to fight against the proposed scheme. As reported, in March this year A J Developments was refused permission for three, three-bed linked homes with undercroft parking at number 15 Cranford Avenue. Dorset Council rejected the proposal on the grounds of flood risk, appearance of the buildings not being in keeping with the area, poor use of materials, and overlooking of neighbouring properties. The refusal also cited “an undesirable form of backland development which would be at odds with the established character of the area, would undermine local distinctiveness and would have a detrimental effect on the surrounding properties by reason of overbearing impacts to neighbouring gardens.”