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Cllr Graham Price has requested that this planning app. goes to the planning committee for them to decide rather than the decision be taken by a TDC planning officer.

Another letter in this week's Gazette about the closure of these toilets (see page 12).

an interesting read http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/the-search-for-care-home-comes-with-guilt-but-there-are-10-key-things-to-look-out-for-10459608.html

But to return more directly to the topic of this thread - ie the public consultation about the proposed changes to the scheduled developments over at Secmaton and Langdon hospital (DA2 and DA6 in planning jargon). At the Dawlish Town Council meeting held on 6th of this month there was a report referred to at item 10 on the agenda concerning the above written by the DTC Dawlish ...

17 Aug 2015

I agree it will never happen. But by looking at things from a spare bedroom point of view does bring a completely different slant to the problem and a different option as to how the housing problem might be resolved. It never fails to strike me that here, in Dawlish, we have one kind of estate facing directly onto another kind of estate. There is a similar situation in Alnwick in ...

17 Aug 2015

I thought  this an appropriate thread to post this (my emphasis in bold) . “ on one level, there is actually no absolute shortage of housing in Britain. It is estimated there are now more than 25 million unoccupied bedrooms in British homes. Under-occupation has grown by 50% in the last decade. This is mainly because older people are staying in the family home rather than downsizing to what ...

“Adult social care budgets have been cut by £4.6bn since 2010 - a 31% overall reduction - according to the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services. The association estimated in June that councils were facing a £1.1bn shortfall this year.” From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33839878 and if you click on this link you will find three letters on this subject published in today's ...

Be aware of this planning application http://gis.teignbridge.gov.uk/TeignbridgePlanningOnline/Results.aspx?Type=Application&Refval=14/02483/SO Below are extracts from the officer report dated 6.10.14 “The application site forms the northern section of the DA2 Local Plan allocation. However, for the avoidance of doubt there is additional land (to the north west) which is ...

Just took a quick look at the planning statement for this application. On page 16 there is Appendix B which lists Natural England's advice concerning SANGS. It says that requirements referred to as "must" or "should haves" are essential. And what do we find listed under this essential heading but this gem: "Sangs must be free from unpleasant intrusions (eg sewage treatment works ...

Thank you. Obviously I haven't woken up properly yet! So......it is in Central and North East ward in which case these are the councillors to contact: Graham Price - grahamprice328@btinternet.com Lisa Mayne - lisamayne1@hotmail.co.uk Ted Hockin - ehockin@talktalk.net