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Details of delivery plan released | southhams-today.co.uk
Cllr Julian Brazil, Leader of South Hams District Council, said: “The proposals approved by the Executive reflect a well-rounded and sensible approach to the challenges of housing, climate …
Gales and flooding reported in the area with rail cancellations and ...
Nov 25, 2024 · Rail and road travellers in the South Hams faced disruption early this week following damage caused by Storm Bert.
Local Housing Allowance is starting to bite
In the South Hams, renters are currently in a BRMA with Plymouth and South East Cornwall. According to the published report, the average monthly rent of a two-bedroom house is £807 …
Storm Babet brings high tides and heavy winds to Torcross and …
A spokesperson for the pub said: "The pub is tucked up as we’ve had to put up the shutters and storm gates because the waves are coming over the wall and it’s 2 hours till high tide. …
Housing Crisis declared by South Hams District Council
The District is reassuring residents that it does have a five-year supply of land for housing and adopted Joint Local Plan with Plymouth and West Devon, and an adopted Housing Strategy …
Spat intensifies amid fears 2nd home council tax revenue will not …
But while SHDC councillors want to ring-fence the money for housing in the area, which has the worst affordability ratio in the South West, there are now fears DCC will not spend any of the …
More than a quarter of South Hams homes deemed ‘non-decent’
“We are introducing a Decent Homes Standard in the private rented sector for the first time and also bringing in the Social Housing (Regulation) Act, which will deliver significant changes …
A freeport would benefit South Hams, report concludes
South Hams resident Jim Funnell, who has closely been following the project’s progress, as well as being on the panel of a recent talk in Totnes on the Devon Freeport, gave a scathing …
The headlines this week... - southhams-today.co.uk
This week’s Gazette leads with a council issuing an urgent warning after a rise in the number of youngsters jumping off a bridge into the river. The parish council is concerned that with the dry …
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