Articles on our blog cover various topics in the plan and are designed to stimulate ideas and discussion. See below for the latest blog post:
We need your views on the settlement boundaries
Planning regulations make settlement boundaries very important. Within a ‘settlement’ – otherwise known as a village – almost any form of development will be allowed. If there is a large empty space then a developer can apply to build houses … Continue reading →
Is infill the answer?
In the fourth of his blog series Jonathan Griffin addresses the use of brownfield sites and infill for housing development. The problem, he says, is ‘where?’ In both the surveys we have run this year people have suggested infill and … Continue reading →
Where might development happen?
Jonathan Griffin continues his commentary on the recent Housing Needs Survey with thoughts about potential locations for development in the Parish. One of the most interesting features of the Housing Needs Survey is the long list of responses to the … Continue reading →
The need for affordable housing
In his previous blog, Jonathan Griffin summarised the findings of the Housing Needs Survey and underlined the need for additional affordable housing to buy or rent in the parish. The question is how much do we need? One of the … Continue reading →
What the Housing Needs Survey tells us
This is the first of four blogs by Jonathan Griffin of the Mylor NDP Housing Group which will appear over the next week. 395 people responded to the housing needs survey, a strong return of 28%. Of those, an … Continue reading →
Make a difference to housing in your community
As the Housing Needs Survey goes live Jonathan Griffin from the Housing Group urges us all to have our say and influence the future of housing development in the parish. From a housing perspective, several things stand out from the … Continue reading →
Where will you complete your survey?
And… we’re off! Every household in Mylor Parish is receiving a paper copy of the first mass survey by post. We want to see you fill yours in and there’s a prize for the best picture of a survey being … Continue reading →
Have your say in the first mass survey
Flushing resident and NDP Chair David Lansdowne welcomes the first mass survey, delivered to letterboxes and inboxes around the parish this week. In the past few days you will have received a brown envelope through the post, containing the first … Continue reading →
Every picture tells a story
When our first mass survey is launched on Monday 12 March, you will see a logo on the cover: a colourful tree made out of words. This is a ‘wordle’ constructed from words and phrases written by people who have … Continue reading →
Coming soon – our first mass survey
As we prepare to post the first mass survey to households in the Parish, Michael Brougham looks at what has been achieved so far and reminds us why it is important for everyone to have their say. Next week, from … Continue reading →