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The Town Council is recommendating refusal. I see from the planning docs that it is presently delegated to a planning officer to decide whether or not approval is given. This could be changed though and it could go for a committee decision if a local cllr calls it in. Not too sure which ward this area is in (political boundaries sometimes are beyond logic) but I'd hazard a guess at ...

Take a look at this http://gis.teignbridge.gov.uk/TeignbridgePlanningOnline/Results.aspx?Type=Application&Refval=15/02178/MAJ It's a planning application re Matford House Farm for change of use of land to Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space (SANGs) required for the residential development on adjoining land. So, my question is - why isn't the Dawlish SANGs on adjoining land to all ...

I do not, not for one moment, expect my child to look after me in my old age. I would think it very selfish of me to do so. I have too much loyalty, respect and love for her to expect that.

14 Aug 2015

Grown up children are not necessarily in a position to take on more responsibility for their ageing parents. Grown up children don't necessarily get on with their ageing parents. Where is it writ that families should get on with each other? And if grown up children live some distance from the ageing parent(s) those children may also not have the financial wherewithall to make visits to the ...

14 Aug 2015

and I wondered just how long it would be before this thread went the way of so many others that I've lost count.

14 Aug 2015

An individual case study which, unfortunately, is no doubt being replicated throughout the country. Elderly person ready to leave rehab unit and go home but cannot do so because Social Services not in a position to provide necessary reablement and care package that has to be in place and up and running from the day that elderly person goes home. So........elderly person has to stay in rehab ...

Very witty FB. Very witty. But..........if you click on this link and scroll down you will see that the south coast of Devon (like around this bit of Devon!) is an area that could be in line for fracking. (Thinks: Wonder what would make all those landowners more dosh? Housing developments or fracking for shale gas?) ...

13 Aug 2015

Fracking?

Saw this on the Events page of this website Dawlish Warren NNR Visitor Centre Love Your Water Dawlish Warren NNR Visitor Centre 13 August 2015 Start 10:00 Lots of free activities including a rockpool ramble at 11am Snorkelling taster sessions (all free of charge) Thought I would post it on this discussion page as well as I thought "Love Your Water" quite ...

Just got my hard copy of the Gazette. As well as the letter I've already given the link for (see above) there is also another one on this matter. See page 12 of The Gazette.