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Surat keberatan formal terhadap permohonan perencanaan

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Objection to application HB/2291: Millers' Green

14 Linden Row, Harrowby. To: The Planning Officer, Harrowby Borough Council.

Dear Sir or Madam,

Re: Application HB/2291, proposed conversion of Millers' Green into a surface car park

I am writing to register my objection to the above application. I have lived within two hundred metres of the Green for nineteen years, and I write both as a resident and as secretary of the Linden Row Residents' Association.

I appreciate that the town centre has long suffered from congestion, and I do not dispute that additional parking would ease it to some degree. It is, however, difficult to reconcile the applicant's claim that the scheme would enhance the amenity of the area with the loss of the only open space within walking distance of two schools and a care home.

My principal concerns are as follows. First, the transport assessment submitted with the application rests on traffic counts taken during the school holidays and therefore seriously understates likely volumes at peak times. Second, the proposed access road would cross a footpath used daily by several hundred children, a risk that the assessment mentions only in passing. Finally, the loss of eleven mature trees, three of which are protected, is dismissed in a single sentence, with no commitment to replacement planting.

I would respectfully suggest that the Committee defer its decision until the applicant has submitted traffic data gathered during term time and a fuller account of the measures proposed to protect pedestrians. Should the Committee be minded to approve the scheme, I trust that a condition requiring the retention of the protected trees would be attached.

I should be grateful if you would confirm receipt of this letter and inform me of the date on which the application is to be considered, as I wish to address the Committee in person.

Yours faithfully, Nuria Castellanos, Secretary, Linden Row Residents' Association

Pilih opsi formal yang terbaik

Pilih opsi yang paling tepat untuk surat keberatan formal.

Which sentence best states the purpose of the letter?
- a) I just wanted to say I am not happy about the plan.
- b) Stop this plan right now.
- c) I am writing to register my objection to the above application.
Which sentence acknowledges the other side before objecting?
- a) I do not dispute that additional parking would ease congestion; it is, however, difficult to justify the loss of the Green.
- b) Parking is of no concern to me and never was.
- c) Everyone knows that parking is a poor excuse for destroying parks.
- d) Congestion is not a problem at all.
The assessment mentions the risk to children only ___.
- a) by passing
- b) at passing
- c) on passing
- d) in passing
It is difficult to ___ the applicant's claim with the loss of the only open space.
- a) settle
- b) reconcile
- c) compromise
- d) adjust
Which expression is closest in meaning to "Should the Committee be minded to approve the scheme"?
- a) Because the Committee must approve the scheme
- b) Unless the Committee approves the scheme
- c) If the Committee were inclined to approve the scheme
- d) Although the Committee has approved the scheme
Which request is both firm and appropriately tentative?
- a) I demand that the Committee reject the application.
- b) I would respectfully suggest that the Committee defer its decision.
- c) The Committee must defer its decision.
Which sentence is best for the final paragraph?
- a) Get back to me when you can, OK?
- b) I should be grateful if you would confirm receipt of this letter.
- c) Please do not ignore this letter like the last one.

Lengkapi frasa formal

Ketik satu kata, atau bentuk dalam tanda kurung, untuk melengkapi setiap kalimat.

I am writing to ___ my objection to the above application.
I do not ___ that additional parking would ease congestion.
The transport assessment rests ___ traffic counts taken during the school holidays.
The counts seriously ___ likely volumes at peak times. (understate)
I trust that a condition ___ the retention of the protected trees would be attached. (require)
Should the Committee be ___ to approve the scheme, I trust that conditions would be attached.
Dear Sir or Madam, ... Yours ___,

Tugas menulis

Sebuah yayasan yang mengelola museum lokal kecil berencana mengganti ruang bacanya dengan kafe. Kamu rutin menggunakan ruang baca itu. Tulis surat formal kepada Ketua yayasan, Mr Adeyemi, yang menyatakan keberatan terhadap rencana itu. Sebutkan siapa dirimu, akui satu poin yang masuk akal, berikan dua atau tiga dasar keberatan, dan minta tindakan yang spesifik.

280–340 kata

Periksa tulisanmu

Saya menggunakan salam pembuka yang benar dan penutup formal yang sesuai.
Saya menyatakan tujuan surat saya di paragraf pertama dan menjelaskan mengapa saya berhak berkomentar.
Saya mengakui satu poin yang masuk akal sebelum menyatakan keberatan.
Saya memberikan dua atau tiga dasar keberatan dalam urutan yang jelas.
Saya meminta tindakan yang spesifik dengan cara yang sopan tetapi tegas.
Saya menghindari kontraksi, tanda seru, dan bahasa yang emosional.

Kunci jawaban

Pilih opsi formal yang terbaik

c) I am writing to register my objection to the above application.Ini adalah pembuka formal yang standar, langsung tetapi sopan. Yang lainnya informal atau mendadak.
a) I do not dispute that additional parking would ease congestion; it is, however, difficult to justify the loss of the Green.Kalimat ini mengakui poin yang wajar terlebih dahulu lalu mengajukan keberatan. Opsi lainnya menepis atau melebih-lebihkan.
d) in passingIn passing adalah frasa tetap yang berarti sekilas atau tanpa perhatian.
b) reconcileReconcile something with something berarti membuat dua hal yang tampaknya bertentangan menjadi selaras.
c) If the Committee were inclined to approve the schemeShould + subjek + be minded to adalah conditional formal yang berarti jika Committee berkenan.
b) I would respectfully suggest that the Committee defer its decision.Would respectfully suggest sopan dan tetap jelas menyatakan apa yang diinginkan penulis.
b) I should be grateful if you would confirm receipt of this letter.Kalimat ini menyampaikan permintaan yang sopan dan praktis. Yang lainnya informal atau menuduh.

Lengkapi frasa formal

register / lodge / voice / express / raise / submit / record / stateKata kerja ini semuanya berkolokasi dengan objection dalam surat formal; register dan lodge adalah yang paling umum.
dispute / deny / doubt / question / contest / challengeDo not dispute berarti menerima sebagai benar; kalimat kemudian beralih ke apa yang memang disanggah penulis.
on / uponRest on (atau upon) berarti didasarkan pada.
understate / underestimate / understated / underestimatedUnderstate berarti menggambarkan sesuatu lebih kecil dari yang sebenarnya. Counts berbentuk jamak, jadi pakai understate, bukan understates (bentuk lampau understated juga bisa).
requiringKlausa participle requiring ... menggambarkan syaratnya.
minded / inclined / disposed / prepared / willingBe minded to, be inclined to, be disposed to, dan be prepared to semuanya berarti bersedia melakukan sesuatu.
faithfullySurat yang diawali Dear Sir or Madam ditutup dengan Yours faithfully dalam bahasa Inggris Britania.

Contoh jawaban

Dear Mr Adeyemi,

Re: Proposed conversion of the reading room into a café

I am writing to express my concern at the trust's plan to replace the museum's reading room with a café. I have used the room at least twice a week for six years, and I write as a member of the museum and as a volunteer who helps to catalogue the local archive.

I understand that the museum must find new sources of income, and I do not doubt that a café would attract additional visitors. It is, however, hard to see how the scheme can be reconciled with the trust's stated aim of promoting local history, since the reading room is the only place where the public may consult the town records and photograph collection.

My objections are threefold. First, the plans offer no alternative space for the archive, which would be placed in storage and available only by appointment. Second, the room's quiet is essential to those who work there, many of whom are elderly or students who cannot study at home. Finally, the figures quoted in the consultation paper assume that the café will be profitable within a year, but they include no allowance for the cost of refitting a listed building.

I would therefore respectfully ask that the trust postpone its decision until a full financial assessment has been published and the views of regular users have been sought. I would also suggest that the trustees consider placing the café in the former entrance hall, which is currently unused.

I should be grateful if you would acknowledge this letter and let me know when the matter will be discussed, as several readers would wish to attend.

Yours sincerely, Tobias Lindgren