General Discussion
Michael, I appreciate the analogy, but I disagree that the logic can be applied locally. This is probably the wrong thread to rekindle the argument about how a proposal to switch housing allocation sites by our Dawlish Independent Teignbridge District Councillor (supported by Conservative District Councillors) ended up with Dawlish having to shoulder 350 more houses than is ...
Something fundamentally flawed about the website VoteSwap. In my view it should come with a health-warning that tactical voting between only the Green Party and Labour will help the Conservatives retain and gain seats - the exact opposite of what these voters really want. While local canvassing tells us it will be a close fight for our own constituency, it will be even tighter in ...
Not guilty. Humphrey Clemens looking for the sympathy vote, perhaps? Gary Taylor
Thank you for your explanation, Michael - and for your sound advice to anyone who may serve (or may wish to serve) on a Parish or Town Council in the future. Gary Taylor PS And, for what it's worth, in reflecting what I believe would be the opinion of a very large number of the people in Dawlish, I consider the committee - on balance - got it right.
Thanks Lynne. So the changes came into effect on 6th April 2014 and were relevant to agricultural buildings built before 20th March 2013. An application for development under Permitted Development at Warren Farm would appear to be guided by the following: "even though owners will not need to apply for planning consent, they will still have to notify their local council to determine if ...
@Mcjrpc , My apologies but (above*) that should be agricultural buildings not agricultural dwellings. I would also like to clarify that the application and the appeal are for a dwelling to house Mr Weeks's son under prior approval as required by Class MB.2(1) of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended) (“the 1995 Order”). I would further like ...
If I may Mcjrpc, Cllr Clemens has made some pretty wild claims about what would happen if Teignbridge DC's vision for Warren Farm runs into the buffers (either through public pressure or because the compulsory purchase of the farm may not be supported legally). What I can tell you is that the rules governing the conversions of agricultural dwellings* are very strict. No precedent for housing ...
@ Huw & @ A Frame , I agree with the idea of a community composting scheme. I also agree that the current service is inadequate. The new refuse service planned for roll-out after the election would include a weekly collection for food waste (which we support) however the introduction of the £35 charge will undoubtedly lead to a further drop in the overall level of recycling, as AMM herself ...
Plenty for the audience to get their teeth into, especially on local issues. For instance the £35 'Garden Tax' that Conservative-led Teignbridge District Council will be bringing in this year (if enough Conservative Councillors are elected) and which is strongly opposed by the Liberal Democrats. Conservative Westminster candidate Anne Marie Morris says "The Government’s view [that is the ...
If anyone out there is considering such an action, I would strongly caution against any reference to the land Cllr Clemens has farmed as his own. It is not in his ownership, as the Register of Interests clearly shows: http://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=34753&p=0 Gary Taylor
