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 →
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 →
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 →
Jill Quilliam asks some pertinent questions about the impact of new development on our traffic. With some thoughtful planning, does it have to be a problem? Think about it… more houses will bring residents’ vehicles, work vans and trucks, delivery … Continue reading →
Jill Quilliam is a member of the team looking at transport, traffic and parking as part of our NDP. Here Jill looks ahead to the traffic and parking issues that will affect any new developments, and makes some suggestions Looking … Continue reading →
Pat Farrell explains why wildlife and habitats should always be taken into account when designing and locating a new housing development New housing can have a detrimental effect on local wildlife. For instance, the loss of natural wildlife corridors such … Continue reading →
Pat Farrell from the Environment topic group invites us to think about our wildlife and how it can be integrated into new housing developments. The Environment group is considering the impact on wildlife of any developments – housing or otherwise … Continue reading →
In this series of pieces Jonathan Griffin has looked at the role of the Development Plan, the nature of the parish, our housing needs, quality and possible locations. There are no easy answers if we believe that some development needs … Continue reading →
Jonathan Griffin continues his series of blogs on the future of housing in our parish with a question: If we are going to expand the existing settlements then where should this be done? This is probably the most contentious question … Continue reading →
In his third blog on the topic of housing Jonathan Griffin considers what sort of housing we want to build during the planning period (up to 2030). To say we need X new houses is all very well but what … Continue reading →