I just get the impression that our society is hell bent on the development of public open spaces. (and worse still nature reserves) and for what ... all in the interests of ching ching cashing in. Where are we now, waiting to see what we can get away with, what can be built on the lawn, like there is a crack in the planning policy that protects it just waiting to be opened up and exploited. The ...
The fair is here and the carnival is on. There is fun to be had on the lawn! At the moment there is no green space but that is part of the beauty of Dawlish Lawn .. its versatility! Rather concerned that the planning application stands as is. Leaving the bid and the need to do something about the bandstand area aside, why does the existing plan breech planning policies S2, WE11 & EN5. Why ...
People were occupying the tarmac, using it as an open space. Tarmac can be replaced with paving to make it less of an eyesore, its area should not be used to justify building footprints. Any new building, regardless of footprint size, that replaces the bandstand would probably need the same hard area again that the tarmac occupies to take concentrated foot traffic. From the onset ...
I sort of understand the reasoning behind the CCF bid and the application for a cultural pavillion, but cannot link the proposal to reversing the demise of Dawlish Town Centre or enhancing the lawn area. It is planning madness to plan/build out of town supermarkets and retail parks and then permit a building (the size of the pavillion) on a green open space, (the size of the lawn) to ... try and ...
The proposed solar array is in an area designated as an area of great landscape value, Dawlish Town Council are quite right to recommend refusal on the grounds of detriment to the landscape. Although a different issue its a pity that Dawlish Town Council cannot see the detriment that planning application 14/01275/FUL will have on the landscape. The offer from Solstice is generous but naughty ...