Newsletters
In this issue: there is the continuing story of local government reorganisation, as Devon County Council produce their own plan for a 'New Devon' set-up. The planning application for a wind turbine in the Bigbury area has been withdrawn, but there is some background to the application and the implications for the AONB and the wider area. We also hear how Kingsbridge acquired its very own derelict 'quarry' site in the shape of the Locks Hill development, and the more encouraging case of the renovation of the Moorland building. Lastly, Woodcot in Salcombe has been in the local and national news recently, when it became public knowledge that Age UK were exploring the sale of the house and its listed gardens and woodland on the Salcombe waterfront. The campaign continues to save Woodcot for the community, and to maintain its use to provide accommodation for older people as its original donor intended.
In this issue: we report on the Society's AGM and the discussion on 'Dividing Up the South Hams'. There is an illustrated guide to the various proposals for local government reorganisation; some of the positive changes resulting from the new ownership of the Bantham Estate; the long tale of the development at Brewery Quay in Salcombe and its principal residency conditions; and an update on some recent planning applications.
In this issue: we examine the implications of the government’s Land Use Strategy for our countryside, our farmers, our residents and our economy; we look at the consequences of the government’s English Devolution White Paper for local government here in the South Hams; and we consider what the effect of the government’s Planning Bill might be, not only on how decisions are taken locally but on the status of our Neighbourhood Plans; on a lighter note we look at how Lewes District council have tried to give legal rights to the River Ouse; how just over 20 years ago the Society was hoping ‘It Couldn’t Happen Here’; how Hideway has gone away; how Salcombe has experienced ‘a decade of devastation and destruction’; and we provide updates on various other planning matters .
