Dawlish News
More than 350 homes have been approved Liberal Democrat council leader Martin Wrigley, whose Dawlish North East ward contains the land, said: “This is not a site that would have been chosen under current policies and weather conditions. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-seaside-town-destined-absolutely-8922682
In my post dated 18th Nov at (g) I talked about developer profit margins. Apparently it's in the region of 35.5%
A domestic bully was jailed for a brutal assault on his partner at a holiday park in Dawlish Warren. Edward Hodgkinson, 52, dragged the woman by the hair, threw her across the room, punched, kicked and stamped on her head during a vicious attack, a court heard. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/twelve-violent-devon-men-women-8911069
POST office counter services in Dawlish are to be changed, it has been confirmed. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/dawlish-post-office-counter-services-set-to-downsize-650373
So given the hope value of land (see posts above) and how much such land increases in value should it be identified for development, imagine just how mightily miffed the landowners of land around Dawlish must have been when no land was identified for development in the emerging local plan!! Just imagine all that dosh that they were no longer going to get! I bet the air was blue! For the ...
For clarification - when I refer to 'the barns' (see post immediately above) I mean, of course, the barn conversion cottages (doh!). A two bed one is presently on the market for rent at £950 per calendar month. More details here https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/141651644#/?channel=RES_LET   ;
LIFE-SAVING clubs from Bovey Tracey and Dawlish Warren represented the South West at the national life-saving championships held in Leeds. Read more ... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/success-for-two-local-clubs-in-national-life-saving-championships-650129
THE £60million project to protect the Dawlish railway line has won a top civil engineering award. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/top-award-for-seawall-project-650152
And on the price of what once was agricultural land going up by megabucks if given planning permission for development - see the quite small piece of land that once formed part of Gatehouse Farm land opposite the barns and by the roundabout adjacent to Secmaton Lane. It is now presently being developed by Taylor Wimpey. The land was up for sale for offers around £675,000. That amount of money for ...
As I understand it all this land is becoming available to developers because:- a) central government dictates to local authorities how many homes have to be built in their particular area over a certain number of years. b) in order to achieve these number of homes local authorities invariably have to have them built on land that has never been developed. c) in order to have sufficent ...
