General Discussion
It was a great show, the Jordanians were probably the highlight for me, doing things with planes that should be impossible. Red Arrows always good and it's always exciting to watch displays by people who are absolute masters of their art. Well done to the organisers for all their hard work for such a good show, and the town was indeed chock-a-block. As someone earlier observed, the streets tonight ...
Mine's already in! Other's who may wish to object will find useful advice earlier on this forum: two posts on 31 July, one 'How to object to a planning application' from empowerer, and 'Tesco at Ladies Mile' which gives the relevant application number which has to be quoted.
The Daily Telegraph reported today that 18 sightings had been made in the last week off the Dorset coast, Previously, in the last two years only 20 have been reported along the entire South-West coast. Beachgoers are warned to keep a look out for the potentially deadly creatures. No mention, however, of Dawlish.
Couldn't see any 'no swimming' signs this morning, albeit a rather rapid visit around the viaduct in pouring rain!
For God's sake you lot: Some of us were thinking of a swim tomorrow. So, does anyone know if it's safe or not?
I'm with Gentleman's Furlong on this; No to development on Ladies Mile which is now at least a green woody patch on the way out of town - why on earth concrete it over? How long before we become another suburb of Exeter?
'What snobbery! The 'cheap and cheerful' holiday trade is still vast and viable. I suggest it's snob Dawlish residents who want to move up-market to get a better-off class of punter.' So wrote Anon (or one of them). Not so! Check out the Regeneration Strategy commissioned by the Council - there was a link to a Draft on these boards some time ago. This is the way the council want to push the town ...
Dawlish may well have built its reputation on 'cheap and cheerful', but that's not going to last forever, hence the regeneration plan for the Town, still presumably being squabbled over by the Town Council. Regeneration plan suggests Dawlish move up-market to get a better-off class of punter into town, and presumably bigger profits all round, increased prosperity etc. So now, I imagine, is a good ...
So, if I understand this right, Ladies Mile are able to undertake a multi-million pound project with the money they get from selling to Tesco, but have to build their chalets in that part of the land not occupied by Tesco. Dawlish is deemed to 'win' as the chalets are considered more up-market than the static caravans. If Tesco doesn't go ahead none of the above can occur. I might have the wrong ...
But what are we to make of their latest planning application, in relation to the associated Tesco's bid? Any thoughts?