The Knowle in 2022
Previous information about the Knowle sale can be found here but all those plans came to nothing. We are now in a position where the… Read More »The Knowle in 2022
Previous information about the Knowle sale can be found here but all those plans came to nothing. We are now in a position where the… Read More »The Knowle in 2022
“Total energy used in Devon for electricity, heat and transport needs to rise to near 100% by 2050.” “Full decarbonisation is possible using renewables that… Read More »Energy autarky in Devon
“The proposal contravenes the Local Plan in that it does not conserve orenhance the AONB and detracts from the landscape quality.” . Owners of holiday… Read More »Unsustainable tourism in the Sid Valley: caravan park rejected
Sidmouth Cycling Campaign was formed in August 2022 to push for improvements to encourage cycling in the Sid Valley. Membership Membership is open and the… Read More »Sidmouth Cycling Campaign
“Finish Cranbrook before starting another project.” Scepticism from locals that the infrastructure would come alongside the housing. PLUS: Planning application submitted for a garden village… Read More »Proposals for a ‘second Cranbrook’: mixed reaction
“Chair of Planning to explore convening a meeting of representatives of the main towns together with Devon County Council, East Devon District Council and local… Read More »‘Large’ housing allocation for Sidmouth: further report
Sketches to illustrate how the Greater Stowford developments might look… . Continuing the current series looking at the draft Local Plan’s proposals for housing in… Read More »‘Large’ housing allocation for Sidmouth: visual impact
“Interesting to see they want all this development with the pouring of probably thousands of cubic metres of concrete, using millions of bricks, tens of… Read More »‘Large’ housing allocation for Sidmouth: initial reaction
Meeting to consider sites for new homes this evening. “Members understood that in recent years East Devon had been growing faster than almost any other… Read More »‘Large’ housing allocation for Sidmouth: initial report
Meeting to consider sites for new homes this Tuesday. Woolbrook proposal: “Located entirely within East Devon AONB… Overall, the site has a high / medium… Read More »‘Large’ housing allocation for Sidmouth
“Here in the Sid Valley, ‘demand’ for housing has always been a difficult thing to determine.” . “The first results of the census are in,… Read More »The 2021 Census and East Devon: how reliable is it in determining future housing numbers?
“GENERATING IDEAS AND INSPIRING PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE” “Fundamentally, the VGS is there to support and nurture positive and effective ventures in the Sid Valley.” … Read More »What is the Vision Group for Sidmouth all about?
“Over 50% of the UK public support the development of large-scale solar projects in their local area.” “Here in Devon, as elsewhere, a rash of… Read More »What support is there for wind and solar power in Devon?
URBAN SPRAWL NEWS: Car dependency: or, Where is the sustainable transport? . Wonderful news from Cranbrook today: E-bikes installed at Cranbrook and Honiton stations |… Read More »Cranbrook as “cowpat” development
“First zero carbon house by a major housebuilder to substantially surpass the Future Homes Standard.” . The District Council is keen to promote ‘carbon-neutral’ homes… Read More »The zero carbon home of the future