East Devon District Council has been happy to report that the new town of Cranbrook in East Devon was unaffected by the recent bad weather and its drainage system has coped magnificently against unprecedented levels of rain.
This first major test of the new community drainage system has proven that local concerns about flooding were unfounded, but as Cllr Andrew Moulding, Portfolio Holder for Strategic Development and Partnerships explains, this was no surprise to East Devon District Council:
“The only thing Cranbrook’s been flooded with is unfounded rumours. We did not...
Mark Prisk MP, Minister of State for Housing visited the new community of Cranbrook in East Devon on Thursday 13 December 2012 to see first-hand how a partnership approach to development is reaping impressive results and announced £20 million of investment from Government.
During his visit the Minister announced a package of support to further accelerate the building of new homes in Cranbrook. This will take the form of a £20 million investment from Government, £6m of which will be used to deliver the roads and infrastructure needed to develop a new town centre, with the remaining...
102 properties at Arena Park in Exeter are benefiting from a successful community composting site.
To help address fly tipping of garden waste, advice was gained from Devon County Council and the Community Composting Network back in February 2012 following residents' request at an estate walkabout. Devon & Cornwall Housing provided two ‘scotty hot box compost bins’ to see if this would help alleviate the problem.
Several months on and the scheme has proved so successful that the volunteer residents who oversee the site applied to their local councillors for funding...
Raglan Housing celebrated the creation of much-needed affordable rural housing this month with the official opening of Nine Barrow View, a brand-new development of eight rental properties in Steppes, Langton Matravers, on the Isle of Purbeck. The smart new homes - which are close to the popular seaside town of Swanage and exclusively for local people – built by C G Fry & Son were opened by Richard Drax, Conservative MP for South Dorset.
Nine Barrow View, which the housing association has delivered in partnership with Purbeck District Council, Langton Matravers Parish Council...
