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DTC's planning committee decision: Decision: Resolved that this Council recommends refusal to the application due to a lack of information as noted by Devon County Highway’s concerns.
What? Because of big helicopters flying over?
and on the subject of infrastructure we also need more child care provision in the parish. I've referred to this on other threads. I've done even more investigation now. Basically we don't have enough and boy! can it cost! see https://dawlish.com/thread/details/48008 ; and https://dawlish.com/thread/details/47973
@FB - housing numbers dictated by central government. Therefore local people have no say on the numbers. If the local authority (in this case TDC) does not have a Local Plan showing where new housing is to be built then developers will have a field day (sorry about the pun) and will just be able to build basically anywhere they like. Sandy Lane playing fields for instance? Totally agree with ...
@Lynne You might also ask why a town the size of Dawlish needs another 350 houses is this really a local need. This planning should never have got the go ahead. Who is going to provide the additional infrastructure for over a thousand people and maybe another 700 cars. We have a crap bus service, no dentists, no spare GP capacity, chemists cant cope, sometimes it takes over 15 minutes to get ...
A new, updated design for an accessible footbridge at Dawlish Railway Station has now been revealed. Read more... https://dawlish.nub.news/news/local-news/new-footbridge-design-revealed-for-dawlish-railway-station
This planning application is on the agenda at tomorrow's (Thursday 11th August 2022) Dawlish Town Council's Planning Committee meeting. My thoughts on this, as with the other planning applications concerned with this development of over 350 houses plus care home, is to ask how will access to this site be achieved by the plant traffic? Will it be via, the yet to be built, Sainbury's ...
22/00657/FUL - Land North Secmaton Lane, Gatehouse Farm Location: DAWLISH - Land North Secmaton Lane, Gatehouse Farm Proposal: Embankment to support the main access road to land at Gatehouse Farm Applicant: Mr B Gazzard Taylor Wimpey Exeter/ Bloor Homes South West Web Link: ...
The reason why Dawlish.com has so few participants these days.
Hahaha! Priceless response Huw!