New developments 'could have to include CCTV'

4:00pm Sunday 7th October 2012 in News

NEW developments in Colchester could have to include CCTV, according to new council guidelines.

The move is part of Colchester Council’s plans for the future of the town.

Cameras will be particularly necessary in “mixed-use schemes”, which means new developments which include entertainment and leisure venues such as bars and takeaways, as well as those with open car parks.

Councillors are due to agree the plans tonight.

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Comments(7)

Feisty CBC says...
7:22pm Sun 7 Oct 12

I don't think I'd like to live on any new development with an Orwellian presence. Smacks of inner city properties to me.

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Boris says...
8:28pm Sun 7 Oct 12

Feisty CBC wrote:
I don't think I'd like to live on any new development with an Orwellian presence. Smacks of inner city properties to me.
It would be for your own good, you know....

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mirokou says...
9:31pm Sun 7 Oct 12

They have to be joking, you can always tell when lib dem and labour have the reigns .."Nanny knows best, we'll look after you , wipe your bottom, drink your milk"

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wellnow says...
8:21am Mon 8 Oct 12

anything that stops the robbing scum that seem to be prowling our streets gets my vote.

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mirokou says...
5:43pm Mon 8 Oct 12

wellnow wrote:
anything that stops the robbing scum that seem to be prowling our streets gets my vote.
the problem is that cctv doesn't stop crime. Google it and see the stats. However it does become intrusive of your everyday life. The UK has the most CCTV per head of population anywhere in the world and yet we still have one of the highest crime rates in Europe.

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jut1972 says...
6:53pm Mon 8 Oct 12

Typical council press release, COULD have to include... so no change whatsoever from the current status quo. So why are tbe council wasting their time voting on it?

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Im_Like_HELLO says...
7:06pm Mon 8 Oct 12

Is this a quote directly from the council publication, or the Gazette? One of the reasons they gave for raising the price of the Gazette was to pay for better journalism!

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