Royal Windsor Wheel to return despite resident's plea
They added that, when the wheel was in the park last summer, it left "plenty of garden area amenity area untouched by this development for members of the public".Planning officer Briony Franklin also said the council had to be consistent in deciding planning applications, and had approved identical temporary plans last year.
'Boost for business'
Ward councillor Mark Wilson spoke in favour of the application and said it was an "attraction" for the town."It's a boost for business and while there are mixed views as we've heard from residents many do enjoy it," he said.Councillor Amy Tisi said the wheel would take up about 0.5% of the park."It seems to be a very emotive thing that some residents say it's taking up all of the park and it's taking up all of this space," she said."I calculated that the site is 21 by 7m, so it works out to be 0.52% of the park is taken up by this."
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