Warehouses to houses, nightclubs to houses, click and collect extensions – can we keep up!
Daily Archives: 10 Aug 2014
The “Exeter and East Devon Growth Point”
Anyone who wants a lesson in the triumph of hype over reality should see this “fly over the Exeter and East Devon Growth Point” video here:
http://www.iviewer3d.co.uk/eed/flythrough.htm
and note:
how many times the commentary includes the word “sustainable”
and
how many times the benefits of the area mention Exeter rather than East Devon.
Oh, and someone needs to edit out the section on the ” inter modal freight terminal” as that has just been ditched by Sainsbury’s.
And maybe tone down the bit about how improvements to junctions 29 and 30 of the M5 will “improve traffic flow”!
District councillors can pull out all the stops when objecting to a planning application – albeit in another district!
Would that EDDC AONB sites in other areas (within our own district) received such support.
Devon ans Somerset fail to apply for £3 m broadband funding
Town centre parking
Letter in the Driving section of today’s Sunday Times:
“Drivers suffering from parking fatigue or road rage should make a beeline for Northampton town centre … In four of its main car parks the first two hours are free on weekdays, and weekends are free all day. The effect is nothing short of dramatic: the town is buzzing with activity and businesses are booming, quite unlike in much of the country. Parking authorities take not.”
Indeed.
Open and accountable local government from now on
As confirmation,please find below a link to the latest Government proposals for changes to the planning regulations:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cutting-red-tape-to-breathe-new-life-into-local-communities
Also, here’s a link to the “Government’s Open and accountable local government” information released in August 2014. This is a guide for the press and public on attending and reporting meetings of local government:
Click to access 140805_Openness_Guide.pdf
Many thanks to our Community Voice on Planning (CoVoP) colleagues for keeping EDA updated. More information here http://www.covop.org/
East Devon Watch 