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The Making of Dartingtown

Posted on 10th March 2016 by admin_dontburydartingtonMarch 10, 2016
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Over the next few years Dartington could be facing around 1000 new houses; 450 from Dartington Hall Trust, 500 plus from commercial developers including Persimmon Homes. Are local people to be asked whether they want their small village to turn … Continue reading →

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Legal action from locals questions Brimhay planning permission.

Posted on 23rd January 2016 by admin_dontburydartingtonJanuary 28, 2016
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Angered by South Hams District Council’s decision to grant planning permission for an unpopular urban style development in the village, a Dartington local is fighting back with the support of the local community. Last week, court proceedings were issued against … Continue reading →

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Maths and Morals

Posted on 6th December 2015 by admin_dontburydartingtonDecember 6, 2015
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As I opened the recent letter from Dartington Hall Trust which came in our post, I mused on what a difference a year can make; also the amazing effect that local people can have upon the decision makers when we … Continue reading →

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1st October – Our Anniversary of Change in Dartington

Posted on 4th October 2015 by admin_dontburydartingtonOctober 4, 2015
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What a difference a year can make. On almost a year to the day, Dartington Hall Trust’s new CEO announces its plans for future development to a packed village hall. Instead of the collective tension and anger of a similar … Continue reading →

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Brimhay Update

Posted on 10th August 2015 by admin_dontburydartingtonAugust 10, 2015
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After the disastrous decision by South Hams Council to approve SDR’s application on 1st July, (see shafted,) our hopes were raised again as SDR’s CEO Steve Prime contacted Living Village Trust builder Bob Tomlinson, who designed the community preferred scheme, … Continue reading →

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Statement: ‘There is no Plan B, but Plan A is extraordinary’

Posted on 13th July 2015 by admin_dontburydartingtonJuly 13, 2015

A Statement from Don’t Bury Dartington Under Concrete There is no Plan B, but Plan A is extraordinary We were delighted to be asked to participate in the first Community Placemaking Advisory Group meeting and to see the changes within … Continue reading →

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Our detailed response undermines Brimhay planner’s report

Posted on 29th June 2015 by admin_dontburydartingtonJuly 1, 2015
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We recently posted the report by planning office Tom Sylger-Jones on SDRHA’s application for Brimhay.  Here is our detailed response, produced for circulation in advance of Wednesday morning’s planning decision at Follaton (do come, from 9.15am, the more people the … Continue reading →

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This week’s Brimhay site meeting: were you happy with it? 

Posted on 26th June 2015 by admin_dontburydartingtonJune 26, 2015

Many of the 60 people who attended on Monday to support the community lead alternative were not. If you were there please read the letter below and comment or endorse it. We will have a paper copy at the Parish … Continue reading →

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Brimhay Planner recommends approval: his full report

Posted on 25th June 2015 by admin_dontburydartingtonJune 25, 2015

It’s no surprise, but it’s an appalling travesty nonetheless, one that makes you wonder in whose interest our planning authority acts.  As the Brimhay application tumbled inexorably towards a planning decision on July 1st, here is the planner’s report to the … Continue reading →

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Brimhay: why we need time, not insults.

Posted on 21st June 2015 by admin_dontburydartingtonJune 21, 2015

There has been much in the treatment of this community by the Board and Senior Management of South Devon Rural Housing Association (SDRHA) that has been appalling and enraging over the past couple of years, much of it documented on … Continue reading →

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