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I see the two developers wanting to build in the Secmaton Rise and Gatehouse area have submitted plans again. There is a bit about the Secmaton Rise plans in this week's Gazette on the front page. You can also read more by going onto the planning pages of TDC's website and typing in reference: 08/02514/MAJ The Gatehouse developer has just submitted a planning application - 08/03014/MAJ. This is ...

Wouldn't dream of hurting you. Can see your argument. A bit of competition can do wonders. So, you never know, the shops in the town just might lower their prices in response to the competition provided by the new supermarket!(and, alas, quite probably go out of business in the process). You might think shops going out of business is of no concern to you. But actually I disagree. It is to the ...

1 Aug 2008

Because it has been officially deemed that Dawlish only needs the one new supermarket and Sainsbury have already been given planning permission. Therefore Tesco (or any other supermarket for that matter) would be in excess of that need. One is deemed quite sufficient. In planning terms (and that is what counts) there is no need for more than one new supermarket. Sainbury have beaten Tesco to ...

Of course the proposed building could be of similar height to the old one. Indeed, it could be of exactly the same height. However, that does not mean that both buildings would measure the same distance up from the ground does it? The first was partially built into the ground this proposed one will not be. Therefore..........

see "Height of the Youth Centre" thread

As I understand it the situation is thus; 1. The original Youth Centre was to have had the skate park come football playing area in an area part of which was to have been below ground. The floor above it, effectively the ground floor, was to have held the activities area/offices/meeting rooms/toilets/kitchen. 2. The new proposal is for both floors to be above ground with the vocational training ...

Someone, somewhere, in the many postings concerning the Youth Centre/Training Centre proposals asked why the urgency on the part of DAY to seemingly steam roller through this latest proposal. Can I suggest that the following may throw some light on the matter: the original plans for a Youth/Community Centre were given the go ahead in Feb. 2006. As I understand it that planning approval is valid ...

I thought I'd heard that the Town Council would be recommending to Teignbridge District council that it is not allowed because Dawlish Warren is a designated holiday area and therefore needs holiday accommodation not residential accommodation. But who knows. I'm beginning to believe that anything can happen in this town.

15 Jul 2008

How do you know that planning permission will be granted for Lee's Bar to be turned into residential units?

Thank you Bardwell.