Er, anyone see a problem there?
Daily Archives: 9 Jun 2014
Governance and accountability for town and parish councils
http://www.slcc.co.uk/news-item/governance-and-accountability-for-local-councils/768/
A few of our town and parish councillors and clerks might need a refresher here – Ottery, Talaton and Newton Poppleford spring to mind.
An interesting case in Wales of judicial review of cuts without specific consultation
“Whose fault is it that the public are pessimistic about modern politicians?”
Seaton: East Devon’s largest “God’s Waiting Room”?
Osborne to offer developers “incentives” to build on “brownfield” land
Er, couldn’t he just use the law. Why offer carrots when what may be needed is big stick?
Developer: should I build on a brownfield site and sell my houses for £250,000 each and take 3 months per home to sell them or should I build on greenfield or AONB and sell them for £500,000 each and sell them immediately?
If the “incentive ” is less than £250,000 per house in those circumstances, why bother?
East Devon Watch 