Where the earth meets the sky.

Mannum, South Australia.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝟐 𝓟𝓮𝓮𝓹𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓪 𝓒𝓪𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓪.

(𝒟ℴ𝓊𝒷𝓁ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝒫ℯℯ𝓅𝓈, 𝒹ℴ𝓊𝒷𝓁ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓅ℯ𝓇𝓈𝓅ℯ𝒸𝓉𝒾𝓋ℯ!)

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A Sunlit Afternoon on the Wall

This is me standing on the old walls of Cork where I took this photo in Bishop Lucey Park yesterday afternoon. The sun had already started to head to the horizon and it wasn’t even 3pm, but it did light up the mural on the wall and placed the ground in front of me in shadow.

For many in Ireland, November is firmly in the winter months of the year. It seems to be a traditional Irish/Celtic thing because Met Éireann uses meteorological seasons which classify September, October and November as autumn.

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Construction has started on the Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence AI Campus in Heilbronn, Germany. The campus features an innovative design by the Dutch architectural firm MVRDV.

An aerial rendering of the IPAI campus in Heilbronn, showcasing the circular arrangement of buildings and surrounding green spaces. #ContemporaryArchitecture #OpenSpaces #Sustainability

https://archup.net/construction-begins-on-the-innovation-park-artificial-intelligence-campus-in-heilbronn/

Plans for 56 homes on Clyne Common at West Cross refused

The Duke of Beaufort’s Somerset Trust had applied to deregister 2.8 hectares of common land near West Cross, Swansea, to enable the construction of 56 affordable homes. In return, the Trust proposed to offer 3.4 hectares of replacement land at Ryeground Farm, around two kilometres away on the western side of the common.

Inspector’s findings upheld

Planning inspector Vicki Hirst, who held a public inquiry in August 2024, recommended refusal. She concluded that the release land at West Cross was valued by the community and of higher landscape and ecological quality than the proposed replacement.

Deputy Minister for Climate Change Huw Irranca‑Davies accepted that recommendation. In his decision letter he wrote: “The release land is held in high regard by the local community… it is an aesthetically pleasing, sheltered part of the common which provides views out to Swansea Bay.”

By contrast, he said the Ryeground Farm site was “of minimal landscape value… a large, flat expanse of mainly semi‑improved marshy grassland” with limited appeal for public recreation.

Affordable housing weighed

The Trust argued that the exchange would enable 56 affordable homes to be built on the West Cross site. But the inspector questioned whether this was the “right place” for such development, and the minister agreed.

“I believe if I granted the exchange the quality of common land would be diminished, and this would not be sufficiently mitigated by the broader public interest,” the decision letter states.

Campaigners welcome outcome

The Open Spaces Society, the Gower Society and local residents had opposed the application.

Kate Ashbrook, general secretary of the Open Spaces Society, said: “This is an excellent result… The residents of West Cross and the Gower Society, with our support, put up a brilliant fight at the public inquiry, speaking eloquently of their love for this special place.”

She described the proposed replacement land at Ryeground Farm as “flat, wet, and boring” compared to the characterful eastern edge of Clyne Common.

Protecting common land

Under the Commons Act 2006, applications to deregister and exchange common land must demonstrate that the public interest will not be harmed. The Welsh Government says its policy is to protect commons for current and future generations, ensuring the overall stock of common land is not diminished.

The refusal means the eastern section of Clyne Common at West Cross will remain protected, with the minister concluding that its unique character and community value outweigh the case for development.

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• Adrian Chiles praises Swansea’s Clyne recycling centre

  The broadcaster singled out Swansea’s Clyne site in The Guardian, calling it “a very fine one indeed.”

• Picturesque Clyne to Olchfa walking and cycling route open to all, say council

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• Bishopston Community Council launches appeal after fifth fire at woodland

  Concerns grow after a spate of fires in local woodland, with councillors urging vigilance and support.

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