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:
Development sites: some questions and answers
Jonathan Griffin provides answers for the most-asked questions about our recent development sites survey. The recent Development Site Survey helped identify sites which might be acceptable by the community for development and others which should be protected from development. At … Continue reading →
Development sites: what is acceptable, and what is not?
Jonathan Griffin provides a summary of the results of our recent survey about development sites and explains how the results will be used. Thank you to everyone who completed the recent survey asking you to suggest sites in Mylor Parish … Continue reading →
Affordable housing – where are your preferred sites?
We know there is a need for affordable housing in Mylor Parish, but the question is where should it be sited? Jonathan Griffin looks at the issues and options as we launch a new survey about potential development sites. In … Continue reading →
How can the Mylor NDP help combat climate change?
Charmian Larke introduces some of the Environment Group’s ideas as they develop policies for the Plan. Sir David Attenborough recently told the UN Climate Conference (Katowice, Poland, 3 December 2018) that climate change is humanity’s greatest threat in thousands of … Continue reading →
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 →