Monthly Archives: May 2015

Who’s re-shaping Cornwall? Dissecting the developer’s lobby

Posted on May 30, 2015 by bwdeacon

On the day when the Local Plan examination discussed Cornwall Council’s housing target, 15 men and two women sat around a table at the Atlantic Hotel, Newquay. Their task was not a difficult one. They were in the main planning … Continue reading →

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The grand plan for Cornwall’s future – leave it to the developers

Posted on May 28, 2015 by bwdeacon

On 19th May a group of men and women met at Newquay, intent on one thing. The assembled planning agents were keen to revise Cornwall Council’s already high ‘target’ of building 47,500 houses in just two decades. They were starting … Continue reading →

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What’s the Council of Europe ever done for us? The Framework Charter for the Protection of National Minorities and the issue of planning in Cornwall.

Posted on May 25, 2015 by bwdeacon

When the Cornish were recognised as a national minority under the Council of Europe’s Framework Charter for the Protection of National Minorities last year, politicians from across the spectrum in Cornwall fell over to express their delight. Everyone that is … Continue reading →

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Cornwall’s housing crisis and the election: what do the parties propose?

Posted on May 1, 2015 by bwdeacon

Housing is one of the three crises that Cornwall faces, the others being powerlessness and invisibility. Housing impinges on the future of Cornwall in two ways. These are often viewed as somehow separate but in fact are intimately connected. First, … Continue reading →

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