The three new District Councillors from Cranbrook are independents
Results of District Council elections
– and are clearly not big fans of ‘development’:
Three new district councillors for Cranbrook | Midweek Herald
Plans for a huge amount of new development at Cranbrook have just been unveiled – courtesy of Daniel Clark:
REVEALED: Plans for the next phase of Cranbrook
Cranbrook is getting BIGGER – as 930 new homes planned – Devon Live
The question is how easily these new plans will make their way through the new Council:
All change at the District Council?
As posed by the EDW blog:
Cranbrook to get massively BIGGER – first planning test for no-overall-control council
The current development at Cranbrook simply amounts to a lot of housing estates without a town: as yet.
‘The proposals for the Bluehayes site would also see a primary school, sport and recreational facilities, community uses, green infrastructure, as well as a mixed use area of shops, food and drink and professional services built.’ and and a town centre is also mentioned ‘“The proposals will also help deliver the vision for Cranbrook and underpin the planning and delivery of infrastructure and the town centre.” However, how would a new town centre perform?
See the Futures Forum for more on the history of development at Cranbrook: