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To: South Hams District Council
Save Totnes Car Parks from Development
To withdraw its plans to build housing and a multi-storey car park on the public car parks known as Heath Nursery and The Nursery in the town of Totnes
Why is this important?
In the past South Hams District Council has indicated its intention to develop the public car parks in the centre of Totnes and went as far as including provision for some development in the draft Joint Local Plan. There was a public outcry against such development and in the face of overwhelming public opposition the development plans were withdrawn.
The emergence of more extensive plans for the development of the car parks occurred at a meeting between SHDC officers and some members of the Totnes Town Council at a meeting held on Friday 2 November. The plans, that have just been made public, propose housing development and a multi-storey car park on the public car parks known as Heath Nursery and The Nursery.
Such development is not included in the recent local plan for the area produced by SHDC and which has undergone public examination before planning inspectors. In other words the car parks development proposed by SHDC fails to comply with the local plan, known as the JLP, that was produced by the same authority and which is close to approval.
Such development will further restrict the limited parking in the centre of Totnes, which in any event is currently inadequate.SHDC should recognise the widespread opposition to development on the Totnes car parks and withdraw its plans.
The emergence of more extensive plans for the development of the car parks occurred at a meeting between SHDC officers and some members of the Totnes Town Council at a meeting held on Friday 2 November. The plans, that have just been made public, propose housing development and a multi-storey car park on the public car parks known as Heath Nursery and The Nursery.
Such development is not included in the recent local plan for the area produced by SHDC and which has undergone public examination before planning inspectors. In other words the car parks development proposed by SHDC fails to comply with the local plan, known as the JLP, that was produced by the same authority and which is close to approval.
Such development will further restrict the limited parking in the centre of Totnes, which in any event is currently inadequate.SHDC should recognise the widespread opposition to development on the Totnes car parks and withdraw its plans.
