Community feedback – Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan

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Emails received to the site from the community

Wherever possible the Neighbourhood Plan team will respond to emails and suggestions from the community on this page. You can identify our responses by their use of a blue font.

From: Shaun Pound
Subject: The Plan

Message Body:
Dear All,
My I say what an a well put together document you have produced on behalf of the town. It obviously follows on from a great deal of hard work by all involved . Getting this far has been a major achievement and I hope you manage to get the support you need to get it past the post.

Dear all,

Whilst acknowledging the tremendous importance of Coronation Park, its tennis courts, children’s playground, large, flat, grassed area and, hopefully, the existing café area, we must remember the necessary ‘convenience’ of the public toilets there. River users whose craft are secured on the park, visitors and local people who use the South Embankment, and those of us who regularly walk up and down the long hill to/from the park or the Higher Ferry, and the folk who sit waiting in vehicles for that ferry, all of us have an interest in retaining the toilets there.

Yes, they’re in a poor state but, when we’re in desperate need, who cares, eh? They’re there for our use and goodness knows what we’re intended to do without them. Dartmouth Council must put the interests of locals and visitors before the undoubted, short-sighted financial attraction.

Whilst these public toilets may not be classed within the ‘green spaces’ heading, yours is a convenient stage for my plea for them to be retained and maintained appropriately. Please, spread the word. I’ve lodged my objection to the toilets’ change of use to ‘a kiosk’,

(Planning Application No. 2506/21/FUL) and, if we value their presence, however occasionally, we must all put up a fight.

Manor Gardens have lost their toilets and if these disappear too, we’ll be restricted to those in the Avenue Gardens or half an hours’ walk away at Dartmouth Castle. This is a much-loved town for tourists and will continue to attract new visitors over the years; let’s not read critical reports on Tripadviser about the town’s inadequate public loos. The pensioners who flock off the numerous coaches need to feel confident that their weaker bladders will withstand their meander along the embankments!

Val Gibbons

(details supplied if necessary)

From: Martin Gregory

Subject: Neighbourhood plan

Many thanks for an excellent plan!

FYI, back on 25/1/17, Richard Gage the Conservation officer for SHDC identified The Rock (29 and 29A Ridge Hill) as a Non-Heritage Asset. He sees it as a building with a positive impact – making a positive contribution to the special architectural and historic qualities of the area..

The Rock sits alongside Combecote and Altimara both of which are listed.

Very happy to provide a PDF of his letter to us if it would be useful.

Many thanks

Martin

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This e-mail was sent from a contact form on Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan (https://dartmouthplan.org)

Dear Geraldine,

Thank you so much for your support for LGS designation for Crosby Meadow and Jawbones Allotments. We of course share your affection for these 2 spaces and hope that Community support such as yours will influence the decision to award this designation and associated protection within the Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan.

Best wishes,

Peter

Peter Goldstraw

Chair, Green Environment Topic Group – Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan

I would like to support the inclusion of Jawbones Allotments and Crosby Meadow.
Many people use the allotments and visit them regularly.
Crosby Meadow is a lovely place to sit and look down at the town. Coming at the top of Crowthers Hill it offers a welcome rest for those people walking on up Waterpool Road. During the recent lockdowns many people have walked this route.
Geraldine Leigh

Dear Giles
Thank you for your e-mail and suggestion to use the Travis Perkins site for multi storey car parking. I will share your idea with the steering group for their consideration. There are listed grade 2 buildings on the majority of the site, previous historic warehouses, so they may cause considerable difficulty in developing the site.
The Neighbourhood Plan is undertaking a review of parking and there may be other solutions available to address the parking issues.

Regards
Paul Talbot

From: Giles Halliwell
Subject: Atten Paul Talbot

Message Body:
Hi Paul

Just wondering with likely redevelopment of travis Perkins an over flow sensitively done.. multi story car park had been considered? Large space, right next to existing infrastructure and a brown field site. Likes of NCP could be of interest to them, they fund and take share of profits. I know there is talk of revamp of park and ride but I think we will loose out to likes of Totnes who can offer more in town parking, time and time again it’s the ability to park in a town that drives footfall, it’s why the retail parks are weathering high street storm better than high streets – pure convenience. Park and rides never give people the easy access they want like being able to drive somewhere at night or quickly doing trips etc…food for thought.. many thanks Giles

From: Janie Harford

Subject: Green spaces

Message Body:

Can help with renovating a picnic table at Jawbones Beacon Hill (does need a punchier name!) Also maybe best ‘photograph of town’ view point to be marked on the most popular town walking map so the tourists are encouraged to visit.-

This e-mail was sent from a contact form on Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan (https://dartmouthplan.org)

From: Caroline Pymm

Subject: Green spaces support

Message Body:

I would like to add my support to all the 16 places in Dartmouth that are being put forward for The Green Spaces initiative, but also my support for the other 4 areas – Jawbones Allotments

Crosby Meadow

Manor Gardens

Jawbones Beacon Park

Thank you

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are writing to support the inclusion of both Jawbones Beacon Park and Manor Gardens as nominations for Local Green Spaces status.

Yours faithfully

Keith and Hazel Satchell

6 Jawbones Hill

Dartmouth

I would like to support your campaign to retain these local green spaces. SHDC clearly wants the flexibility to sell them off.

James Maguire

Please note that I support the inclusion of both these places as Local Green Spaces.
I note that the Conservation Area Appraisal gave particular importance to the protection of Manor Gardens as a place with fine views. It is also close to many Heritage Assets which increase the importance of its protection. Many people enjoy and value the Gardens.
Beacon Park is an area which many people enjoy and also has fine views of the river.
Geraldine Leigh

I would like to support your campaign to retain these local green spaces. SHDC clearly wants the flexibility to sell them off.

James Maguire

Dear F Cooper,

Thank you so much for your support for this designation to be proposed for Manor Gardens and Jawbones Beacon Park in the Neighbourhood Plan being developed for Dartmouth. I hope you will support these proposals when the public is asked to vote on the plan. Please encourage friends and family to also support the nomination on our web site.

Best wishes,

Peter

Peter Goldstraw Chair, Green Environment Topic Group Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan

I wish to register my support for Jawbones Beacon Park and Manor Gardens to be designated Local Green Spaces, to preserve them for the local community and to protect them from development. Both offer tremendous views of Dartmouth and surrounding area, and the former is an important area for wildlife.

Regards,

F. Cooper

From: Geoffrey Osborn
Subject: Green Spaces

Message Body:
I wish to register my support for the protection of Jawbones and Manor Gardens

From:robert@dianihouse.co.uk
Date: 20 February 2021 at 11:20:13 GMT
To
Subject:Your considered input to DNP

Dear Richard,
I am very grateful to you for your comments and suggestions.
We are at a critical stage in our thinking and evidence gathering and your email is timely.
I can assure you we will take your thoughts into account and assess what can be included in the plan and what we can recommend as aspirational ideas.
Ultimately all three main stakeholders- DCC, SHDC and DTC- have to come to the table.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Robert

From: Richard Fleet
Subject: Town centre traffic and parking

18th February 2021

Message Body:
As a long term resident born in Dartmouth I’ve seen many creative ideas to improve the town’s parking problems and they all suffer from the same problem, parking cannot be viewed in isolation, and with the approaching move to all electric vehicles this adds an additional element to the problem.

Over the years the mix of shopping experiences available has declined in favour of “tourism” based businesses, similarly the disappearance of many employers has increased the need for people to go out of town” for employment and shopping.

Together these changes have increased the need for personal car ownership adding to the parking problems

Simple changes like stopping all on street/town centre parking will do little more than speed up the change to “Disneyland Dartmouth” with fewer people actually living in the town, the evening and night time economy is likely to suffer and with fewer contributors council tax could increase with reduced services.

In my view several changes need to occur together :-
Town centre and on street parking needs to be maintained with electric vehicle charging for those who actually live in the town centre without garages.
Traffic control measures are required to limit traffic to essential users and residents only (see options below)
Transport system between lower and upper town is required, ideally electrically powered with future option to make it automatic and unmanned, to minimise town centre traffic this should operate between coronation park and the park and ride.

For the traffic control measures I think a workable option to created a residents only central zone minimising traffic flow could be:-
Automatic rising bollards in Duke Street at the junction with the Quay.
Automatic rising bollards in Victoria Road at the junction with Vicarage Hill and Southford Road.
North Ford Road to be two way with “Dragons Teeth” at the Roseville Street end allowing exit only from the central zone.
“Dragons Teeth” in Broadstone at the junction with Zion Place allowing exit only from the central zone.
Fixed bollard in Flavel Street at the junction with Foss Street.
“Dragons Teeth” in Anzac Street at the junction with Duke Street allowing exit only from the central zone.

Access to the central zone could be restricted to:-
Residents of the central zone, by electronic tag.
Businesses in the central zone, by electronic tag.
Buses, taxis local traders and emergency vehicles by electronic tag.
Delivery vehicles, traders and visitors when authorised by resident/business/council via the internet.

Potential future flooding of the lower town with sea level rises needs to be considered. Very expensive to put right but plans need to be made now before too late.

Dear Mary,

Thank you for the enormous amount of thought you have put into these extensive suggestions for the Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan. Of course we are limited in the main to proposals for land use and development but as the chair of the Green Environment Topic Group I can say that we have looked at a number of measures to improve biodiversity and enhance protection for green spaces. We also have an extensive review of climate change mitigation within our proposals. We have audited the Public Rights of Way and have supported Dartmouth Town Council in their efforts to improve maintenance of these routes by Devon County Council. We are considering proposals for added paths and your suggestions resonate with some of the extra routes we are considering. Unfortunately our desire to have wide reaching consultation has been affected by the Covid restrictions on public gatherings. However, we are getting considerable input through our web site, although that means a lot of work for our web master, Paul Reach!

I hope you will find much in the DNP which will allow you to support us when the plan comes to a referendum. Please encourage your friends and neighbours to add their input into the process. It is after all a NP for all of our community.

Best wishes,

Peter

Peter Goldstraw,

Chair, Green Environment Topic Group,

Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan

From: Mary Johnson
Subject: Suggestions for Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan

Message Body:
DARTMOUTH NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN Resident Response Oct 2020.
What makes a good town for residents and visitors? What do people need?
A sense of community and cohesion.
Potential for growth and development, involvement in decision making.
Access to healthcare and care for the elderly.
Encouragement and access for education and skills training for all.
Clean water and air.
Preparedness against potential natural and man made disasters including fire and floods.
Plans for reducing fossil fuel consumption.
Consideration of access to the natural environment.
Refurbish rather than demolish old buildings i.e. the hospital.
Public transport, good communications and access in and out of town.
Open spaces and recreational facilites.
Preparation for the future must include climate change issues, especially in transport and housing.
1. Our economy.
Provide support for small and start up businesses. Reduced rent and rates for a specified period.
Chamber of Commerce to offer advice and training. Use of empty buildings for provision of training and also as workshops / studios.
Provide access to training in skills needed for new technology i.e for communication, alternative use of energy, use of electric vehicles etc. Liase with major employers and agencies such as the Naval College & Dartmouth Academy, Sainsbury, Lidl, M&S for their imput and advice .
Support the continued availability of cash machines in town on which many small businesses depend.
2. Infrastructure.
New housing estate at top of town could make a huge increase in the needs of the population, especially in the amount of traffic. Parking in the town centre might benefit from a secure underground car park for residents and overnight visitors beneath Coronation Park?
Monitor pollution in town centre and take this into account in your planning.
To improve the shoping experience in town you might consider making part of Duke Street one way from Victoria Road through to The Quay which would enable the widening of the pavements. The present pavements are too dangerous for walking and numbers of visitors are increasing. Smaller and more frequent electric buses could carry passengers to and fro to the upper car park as now. Maybe electric wheel chairs could be on hire?
3.Green Environment.
Continue upkeep of parks and gardens as well as the community orchard.
Encourage biodiversity with wild flowers and small animal habitats, hedges and trees where appropriate. Support biodiversity on the river which has a huge number of different species especially up river. Moniter polution from boats.
Improve pedestrian access to the coastal path from the top of town to the park near the water tower and and to the new footpath from Stoke Fleming along the A379 by arrangement with adjoining landowners. Also access from the new housing estate to the bridlepath just along from the Norton Park chalets.
The new build at the top of town offers an opportunity for new and interesting landscaping on the estate and the proposed new roundabout.
4. The town environment.
Preservation of historic buildings allowing visitor access. Improve signage.
Would it be a good idea to rehouse or acquire additional premises for the museum? In the old hospital for instance.
It could increase the historic knowledge of the town and and become a focus for visitors whilst still preserving it`s current premises.
See suggestions under Infrastructure regarding improvement of pavements for pedestrians by cutting down traffic and introducing a one way system outside the Butter Walk and Market.
It might make sense to provide an out of town area for commercial and industrial developement to cut down the traffic in the old parts of town but still keep it`s character with our lovely small shops and restaurants and the market.
Safety concerns are fire protection due to the close proximity of the buidings and also the lack of safety rails along parts of the river walk.
Most importantly perhaps we should consider ways to create better cohesion between lower and higher parts of the town.
The community hall in Townstall deserves extra funding and support to help it become an even bigger hub for education and recreational activites and local residents need to be involved in decision making.

I hope that all Dartmouth interest groups (clubs, churches,schools etc) will be able to make an input into these discussions. Have they been contacted?

Please accept that these are only suggestions! I am sure some of them are already sorted and others would not be practical !

I regret that Climate Change has not been given any mention by the planners and it could probably be a group in itself. However I hope that all planning groups will consider the implications this will have in every aspect of Dartmouth`s developement for the future.

Thanks to all.
Mary Johnson. Resident.

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This e-mail was sent from a contact form on Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan (https://dartmouthplan.org)

From: Robert Brooke

Hello Rita,
Thank you for this email of 27 october covering a wide range of topics. I will circulate it to the key members of our NP team for their consideration in their respective Topic Groups.
As you say we need to be aware . Sorry you note that you don’t have all the answers as we would come running to get your wisdom.
Much of what you mention comes under the heading of the Planning White paper. I want to advise you that , under the D and K banner, I submitted a response which hopefully makes clear some robust views on the Government’s proposals.
Our NP team will review your comments in due course.
Kind regards,
Robert

From: Rita Brunt Seymour

Subject: White paper Oct 29- Changes to Planning law
Date: 27 October 2020 at 11:26:38 GMT
To: “chairman@dartmouthplan.org” <chairman@dartmouthplan.org>
Reply-To:
Neighbourhood plan is divided into four parts: Built Environment, Transport, Tourism and Business and Green Environment. There is inevitably cross-over and particularly as far as Environment is concerned.Dartmouth has some protection regarding this through the AONB and the recognition of it being a designated Conservation area (1/3).The Green Environment Group of NP has already cited many of the aims – sports facilities for health, walking opportunities, cycling, biodiversity, more trees, protection of wildlife, protection from flooding and reducing pollution- all essential ingredients for a healthy environment.
However, this Friday in Parliament, will see The White Paper introduced concerning The Government’s plans for changes in Planning Law. Many have protested against this since The Glover Survey concerning the protection of our green spaces.National Trust, RSPB, Devon Wildlife Trust and AONB are bodies who have protested, expressing the views that widespread deregulation could lead to lower environmental standards and less protection and that Gove and P.M. Johnson are betraying promises made.
The P.M. wants build, build and planning departments to be weakened with less role for local communities. Laws protecting habitats will be dropped and NO. 10 will get rid of Strategic Environmental Assessment, which is EU Law.
This is the time when we need to capitalise on COVID which has delivered an improved environment.
RIBA expressed the opinion that this change could produce high density housing, which could be the slums of the future. This sounds dramatic but putting people into little boxes of low quality buildings has a history. Additionally, quantity instead of quality, can produce greater financial gain for developers–but at a cost to others.
The Government wishes to speed the process, blaming delays on Planning, but developers also play their part in sitting in land until such time as it suits them. The quicker the process, the less time there is for consideration and consequences.
Green sites are being lost while brown sites remain unused.Old buildings could be brought up to modern standards but are being destroyed. The same applies to all buildings:- insulation, fuel efficiency, solar panels, heat retrieval.
Town Councils, democratically elected, and their communities, will lose control. The changes in law could lead to alienation of local communities. Power will lie in the hands of those with vested interests such as developers and land owners, who may be new landowners or absentee land owners who will have great influence over our environment.
The countryside is at risk.I don’t have the answers but I think we all need to be aware.
Rita Brunt Seymour,

member of U3A Climate Change Group

Dear Robert,

Thank you for your email.

I was re-assured to read that you and your team are grateful for our contributions. I was worried that you might have been getting a bit overwhelmed by the volume of them!

Rightly or wrongly we had thought that there was a deadline of the end of October for the consultation exercise, which explains why there have been so many following our Zoom meeting with your Green Environment committee. Things will probably calm down come November.

This morning I received notice of this online conference on the Climate Emergency on 13th Nov. It has been recommended to me and sounds very good. I thought I would forward the details to you in case you thought it might be appropriate for any of your group. I will be sending the link to Peter G, Peter S, and Jean McN.

“This online conference will explore how councils, other public organisations, businesses, charities and communities can all work together to develop radical Action Plans to deliver on these commitments”

Best wishes,

Steve

Dear Steve,

Thank you for your note suggesting a housing moratorium.

We have yet to get to the stage when policy proposals for housing are being actively considered but I will share your letter with the Steering Group and the Topic Group leaders for their consideration as well.

While sending this note to you I note that we have had and are still receiving thoughts and suggestions from several of your U3A Climate Change Committee members – the latest being from Rita with whom I sit on the D and K Committee. These are all being passed to the appropriate member of our NP team for their individual review.

We are very grateful to you and your committee for your input as we work our way towards preparing a draft plan.

Kind regards,

Robert

From: Steve Smith
Subject: Residential Development

Message Body:
Dear Planners,
My assumption is that with the challenge that Dartmouth faces in providing for the extra population living in the 450 new houses planned for the Little Cotton development you will be recommending a moratorium on new housing for the town.

From: Peter Goldstraw
Sent: 23 October 2020 13:07
To: Liane Baldock
Subject: DJW and JBP in the Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan

Dear Liane,

Robert Brooke has passed your email of yesterday on to me as Chair of the Green Environment Topic Group. As part of our preparation for the Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan (DNP) my group has collected evidence on both of these assets.

The Diamond Jubilee Way and other Public Rights of Way (PRoW) were evaluated by Jean McNulty, one of my team, assisted by a number of volunteers, and issues regarding maintenance and potential improvement were recorded. Jean and I met with John Salmon and representatives of DTC and DCC on the 22^nd of September to discuss involvement in the P3 initiative funded by DCC. DCC are of course responsible for maintenance of PRoW in the County. We hope to meet with DTC in the near future to discuss ways in which the reporting of maintenance issues can be communicated more swiftly and effectively to DCC through the medium of the DNP.

When evaluating the Open Spaces in the Parish I assessed JBP myself and was aware of the issues with parking and poor maintenance of the picnic facilities. SHDC are of course responsible for the maintenance of this area of which they are the owners. I am in discussion with officers within SHDC as to how we can obtain increased protection for our Open Spaces, especially the BJP. However, I feel the best method to ensure long-term protection of this asset is to increase footfall by making it more accessible to a larger proportion of the Community, and within the DNP we have proposals as to how we can address those issues.

I hope this explanation assures you that we are doing all that is possible, within the mechanism created by the Localities Act, to safeguard these assets. Thank you for your interest in our project and I hope you will feel able to support the DNP when it is presented in a referendum.

Peter

Peter Goldstraw,

Chair, Green Environment Topic Group,

Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan

From: Robert Brooke

Subject: Re: DNP and your email

Date: 22 October 2020 at 12:38:19 BST

To: Liane Baldock

Cc: Annie , John Salmon

Dear Liane,

Thank you for your note. I will pass this on to Jean McNulty and to our Green Spaces Topic Group for their consideration.

The Steering group is set up to help prepare a Neighbourhood Plan in conjunction with the Town Council. We are all volunteers in this endeavour but do not have a DIY work force available ! Perhaps there is some good input to the NP re Green spaces, footpaths and so on and, if so, Jean and her Topic Group will pick this up.

Other than that I personally do not know where a willing workforce might be captured. Some lateral thoughts though, what about Old Dartmouthians, BRNC or Rotary ?

I will pass on your email as requested.

Kind regards,

Robert

On 22 Oct 2020, at 11:25, Liane Baldock

Dear Robert

John Salmon (DALAG’s Treasurer and organizer of the Walk & Talk/Walking for Health programme) told me that he attended a meeting at the end of September with DCC’s Parish Paths Liaison Officer responsible for Public Rights of Way, Ros Davies, and DTC about the paths part of the Town Plan (presume he actually means the Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan) being managed by Jean McNulty.

At our last DALAG meeting (just before lockdown) we discussed the footpath from Dyers Wood to Jawbones Hill corner being a permissive path and the consequences for the Diamond Jubilee Way (DJW) of the land being sold. Well, from that meeting, John found out that it is a Public Right of Way, as a Deed of Grant, between the NT and the land owner, Higher Swannaton Farm, which was signed on 15th September 1977. So that is good news and protects that part of the DJW.

DALAG would be very grateful if the DJW and Jawbones Beacon Park (JBP) could be taken on by the DNP and maintained by DTC. There are only 3 of us left now that Nick has died and we do not have the energy or manpower to cope with either of them any more. We had expected to get help from the Community Payback scheme to apply Sadolin to all the picnic benches, after first repairing and rubbing them down, but CV-19 got in the way of that plan and the two people who we were in contact with are no longer receiving my emails and I have no other way of getting in touch with the outfit. We have the Sadolin, brushes and sandpaper in John’s garage, but just need some volunteers to actually do the repairs needed and then apply the Sadolin.

If you could please pass this on to Jean McNulty (who I do not know) we should all be most grateful.

Kind regards

Liane

The Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan is carefully considering the housing need and challenges for the Dartmouth community over the next 15 years . The main issues raised by the Community Survey of 2016 were to address more affordable housing for local people and the impact of second homes on the local community. In addition the plan will be considering housing for young people and an ageing population. The development at Cotton Farm addresses some of these needs but careful consideration and thought must be given to whether further housing within the Dartmouth Parish is needed for the future. Any new housing must reflect the needs of a diverse population with a balanced age structure to ensure the town’s viability for the future.

Neighbourhood plan is divided into four parts: Built Environment, Transport, Tourism and Business and Green Environment. There is inevitably cross-over and particularly as far as Environment is concerned.

Dartmouth has some protection regarding this through the AONB and the recognition of it being a designated Conservation area (1/3).

The Green Environment Group of NP has already cited many of the aims – sports facilities for health, walking opportunities, cycling, biodiversity, more trees, protection of wildlife, protection from flooding and reducing pollution- all essential ingredients for a healthy environment.

However, this Friday in Parliament, will see The White Paper introduced concerning The Government’s plans for changes in Planning Law. Many have protested against this since The Glover Survey concerning the protection of our green spaces.

National Trust, RSPB, Devon Wildlife Trust and AONB are bodies who have protested, expressing the views that widespread deregulation could lead to lower environmental standards and less protection and that Gove and P.M. Johnson are betraying promises made.

The P.M. wants build, build and planning departments to be weakened with less role for local communities. Laws protecting habitats will be dropped and NO. 10 will get rid of Strategic Environmental Assessment, which is EU Law.

This is the time when we need to capitalise on COVID which has delivered an improved environment.

RIBA expressed the opinion that this change could produce high density housing, which could be the slums of the future. This sounds dramatic but putting people into little boxes of low quality buildings has a history. Additionally, quantity instead of quality, can produce greater financial gain for developers–but at a cost to others.

The Government wishes to speed the process, blaming delays on Planning, but developers also play their part in sitting in land until such time as it suits them. The quicker the process, the less time there is for consideration and consequences.

Green sites are being lost while brown sites remain unused.

Old buildings could be brought up to modern standards but are being destroyed. The same applies to all buildings:- insulation, fuel efficiency, solar panels, heat retrieval.

Town Councils, democratically elected, and their communities, will lose control. The changes in law could lead to alienation of local communities.

Power will lie in the hands of those with vested interests such as developers and land owners, who may be new landowners or absentee land owners who will have great influence over our environment.

The countryside is at risk.

I don’t have the answers but I think we all need to be aware.

Rita Brunt Seymour,

member of U3A Climate Change Group

From: Peter Goldstraw
Sent: 27 October 2020 17:06
To: Margaret Bickley
Subject: Comment on WQeb site

Dear Mags,

Thank you for submitting your comments to our Neighbourhood Plan web site. As you will be aware from the Zoom meeting between members of the Green Environment Topic Group and the U3A Climate Change group the 3 issues that concern you most all fall within my remit as Chair of the Green Environment Topic Group. I hope you will come to appreciate that our work strongly supports the view that open spaces form a wildlife mosaic, linked by hedgerows, verges, trees and historic walls, and that this network of green spaces is strongly inter-related with efforts to mitigate the increasing pressures on biodiversity and of climate change. This will be emphasised in our submission to the Neighbourhood Plan. I hope that you and your colleagues in the U3A group will feel able to support our proposals and aspirations when the Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan comes to a public referendum.

Peter

Peter Goldstraw.

Chair, Green Environment Topic Group,

Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan

From: Mags Bickley
Subject: Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan

Message Body:
I would like to make a response to the Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan in particular to the focus on the environment, climate change and biodiversity.

We are undoubtedly at that pivotal point as described to us all by Sir David Attenborough. In our efforts to tackle climate change, “the moment of crisis has come.”

We may not be scientists ourselves but we can read, see and understand the evidence presented to us.
With the knowledge that we do have and the evidence presented to us, I urge all those involved with the Neighbourhood Plan for Dartmouth to consider the environment, climate change and biodiversity throughout all of the planning and implementation of this plan rather than as an ‘add on’ or additional extra item.

After reading the contributions already published on this site it is clear that there are many excellent and interesting ideas suggested to protect and enhance our environment. It would be marvellous if these were given maximum consideration and implemented where possible in the DNP.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Margaret Bickley

Dear Hedley,

Sorry for the slight delay in replying to your email.

I will pass your thoughts on to our Transport people for them to consider. We are seriously looking at a review of transport generally and your thoughts are most welcome.

Robert Brooke

Sir,

Another thought, or two ! :

20 years ago when discussing a cable car to move people down from the park and ride I objected that we did not wish to become a ‘Disney land’. I wondered however about a light tram way, 2 ft gauge, down Waterpool Road/lLane. It is well contoured and turning it at the bottom would only need to remove one or two houses. A Terminus in the old post office sorting area would immediately increase the foot fall along Victoria road. Powered by electricity with modern sizable power storage, solar panels or tidal screws continuously recharging them. Narrow gauge railways bring out the small boy and volunteer spirit in many people. A tram way and occasional traffic could probably be squeezed onto most of Waterpool Road.

College way could possibly be a tram track but would not be so pretty and I personally would be using that pretty quickly and cheaply as a ‘herring bone’ parking scheme as outlined to you elsewhere.

The lower ferry is always going to give some vehicles a priority to drive through the town. Personally I do not think that ‘pedestrianisation’ is really what is going to help the economy of our towns traders.

Prior to closure of Mayor’s Avenue next month a new entrance to mayor’s avenue car park is being constructed. Perhaps now is the time to push for some more permanent changes to traffic flows. The bottom end of Mayor’s Avenue if one way would add a few more useful parking spaces.

The building of a medical office block on the overflow car parking at the to of of town will impact on the footfall in town in the summer >See Wizz’s analysis on the subject.

What do our visitors least like about driving in the south Hams ? Reversing ! Perhaps a large sign at the top of town stating that:- “New traffic layouts will require Significant Reversing by cars entering town. Use Park and Ride !”

Hedley Piper

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From: travies erica
Date: 21 Oct 2020 11:43
Subject: Re: Your suggestions please for the Neighbourhood Plan
To: Robert Brooke <chairman@dartmouthplan.org>
Cc:

The Dartmouth Neighbour Development Plan

Suggestions for inclusion

Globally we are beyond the sustainability threshold, and are now needing to engage with Regenerative actions to actively restore human and wildlife habitats, and to create a more resilient and robust ecosystem of which we are all part, and upon which we all depend. Every single person – resident, business owner and visitor will need to play their part.

A dramatic shift in mindset and behaviours is needed, and this provides Dartmouth with an incredible opportunity to put itself on the map as an Exemplar of a small coastal community fighting for it’s future.

Business as usual cannot continue post-Covid, a green recovery has to mean ACTION.

In order to reverse the trends of increasing population and decreasing natural resources, tough choices will need to be made, and money found to make the changes necessary.

A Climate Change and Carbon reduction Emergency plan will need to be adopted by all members of the town to effect the actions needed.

Targets need to be set, monitored, and met. Flexibility will need to be built in should the pandemic and climate change worsen

An Emergency Refuge Centre needs to be created

New job opportunities will be stimulated by a professional green recovery programme

There are many good organisations already putting these principles into action e.g. the Transition Town movement which could be adopted by Dartmouth Townspeople with support from the Council

· Our Economy to include: the Business of the whole town, Employment, Youth Employment & Education, Tourism, Businesses in the town, Productivity and Wealth of the town and land for employment use.

Create a new Green Economy based upon a Local Exchange Trading Scheme (LETS) to run alongside the monetary system. Similar schemes are already in operation elsewhere, matching local need with local skills. Reduce reliance on cash as currency
Create a new alternative Currency for Dartmouth – the Dartmouth Pound to stimulate spending within the town
Support the creation of a Credit Union to provide equitable banking services for all
Merge Tourist Information with Library services to create a Town Information Service/Hub. Incorporate a Library of Things and Repair Cafe. Examples in Totnes and Plymouth. Reduces waste and provides social and environmental benefits of sharing and repairing – new skills for young people
Link jobs to housing and land use with planning allowing for more workers to live onsite and provide stewardship for the land
Support the set up of a Holiday Home exchange register to facilitate mutual exchange holidays and reduce inoccupancy levels in 2^nd homes
Redefine definition of wealth and productivity by becoming more resilient – in terms of being able to replenish, restore and regenerate our natural resources and engaging more people and visitors in land-based activities
Create a Green Business Charter to compel all businesses and organisations to work together to embed regenerative practices into daily operations in conjunction with Town, District and County Authorities based upon Carbon and Climate Change emergency plans
Act as an exemplar of living in a post carbon economy by promoting and investing in the green economy and pledging to continue to do so
Connect Schools and youth groups to public green spaces using technology to innovate their own solutions for housing, feeding, educating and employing the local population and visitors, suggestions for how to fund it, all whilst putting the planet’s needs first

· Infrastructure to include: Transport and Roads, Waste Disposal, River, Marine issues and Maritime involvement

Invest in electric public transport vehicles to convey people from the top of town to the town centre on a loop. Electric Tram on College Way or a Cable Car
Create Solar roadways and use solar for all lighting, signage including on the river
Create a local Waste recycling facility and find innovative uses for waste so that it becomes useful again e.g. biofuel, local composting, upcycling and repair services
Hydrogen ferries, electric boats using solar/renewable energy

· Our Green Environment to include: Parks & Gardens, Natural green spaces, Recreation areas for all ages, for pleasure and for play, Sports & leisure facilities, Other Amenities, Allotments, Cemeteries & Churchyards

All public green spaces to become fully productive to provide food for all. National schemes exist e.g. Incredible Edible. Work with existing Green Partnership to introduce permaculture to Dartmouth’s shared green spaces – to educate and offer as a model to private landowners
Recreation to emphasise outdoor activities, e.g. an open air gym
Increase allotments to fill every single square foot available to increase local food production, especially to those served by Food Banks
Plant verges with edible plants, and pollinators to increase biodiversity and allow hedges to grow taller
Plant fruit and nut trees in hedgerows and offer incentive schemes for residents to care for them
Work with neighbouring landowners to allow small clusters of micro sized eco dwellings to be sited on farmland with contracts to steward the land. Refer to the Ecological Land Co-op who have facilitated many new entrants to small scale farming
A new Natural Burial Ground for Dartmouth including a pet cemetery

· The Town Environment to include: Heritage, Planning, Street Scene, Signage, Shelters,Civic Buildings/Areas.

First and foremost, planning needs to consider the current Climate Crisis, allowing flexibility to plan for the future over preserving the past
New Community Energy Generation for a Town-wide Energy Grid in the form of Wind, Solar, Tidal and other green technologies
All existing buildings to be retro-fitted to be as near carbon neutral as possible
All new building development must prove need and ability to be carbon neutral or even net-carbon
New innovative eco solutions for ‘Tiny’ homes and buildings to be granted permission to be sited on land where they can be tied to business opportunities and/or stewardship of the land
Civic Buildings to invest in renewable energy solutions e.g. Solar
All Buildings within Dartmouth to install green or solar roofs by the year 2030. A community share scheme could help with this such as in Plymouth and South Brent

All Groups need to consider the needs over 10 – 15 years ahead for a changing age profile, home working opportunities and improved communications.
We recognise that there are a number of common themes that run through different topics, and also throughout the whole plan. These will become more defined as our work progresses. Good communication between each of the groups and the Steering Group will be key to producing a coherent and valuable document.

Given that a proportion of residents are seasonal workers, on minimum wage, fixed term contracts and worse given the current pandemic, it is imperative to reduce their outgoings. This could be done by installing renewable energy and super insulating homes, both of which would provide significant environmental benefits. Additionally, those with gardens or access to allotments must be given every support to grow their own food, especially for those reliant on food banks. Local gardening businesses and farmers could volunteer some time to create a new local food initiative, and perhaps create a Community Supported Agriculture venture such as Home Farm in Dartington. Again, this can stimulate jobs. especially for young people.

The overarching theme is for development and growth, although ironically what is now needed is Degrowth and Regeneration.

If Dartmouth can reimagine a future where it has to Redefine, Redevelop and Regenerate itself, it can go boldly forth into the unknown, whilst drawing on excellent examples of best practice elsewhere. Technology exists to enable us to research these opportunities and adapt them to our own needs. As an urban environment, the core thrust of the Plan will be to reduce our Carbon footprint dramatically, invest in restoring and regenerating our green spaces, and to assess the optimum number of inhabitants that our natural resources can support. Our shared goal is to conserve our beautiful town, but we cannot live in a bubble and we actually need to physically engage much more with our green spaces to make them work as hard as they can – using the modern methods of permaculture and ancient wisdoms from indigenous communities who balanced their needs with the ability of the landscape to provide for them.
- A new Green Dartmouth will take time, but the Town could become a trailblazer for a new model of a joined up self-sustaining community, thus attracting more investment and opportunity into the future.
- All jobs, homes and growing local food need to become interconnected
- We need to plan towards living within One Planet Development (ref. Welsh Assembly)
- People of wealth will have an incredible opportunity to engage and invest in this Transition Process and become the new green superheroes
Kind regards
Erica Travies

Erica Travies

Thank you very much for your contact. We would welcome your suggestions so please let us know what they are.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Robert Brooke

From: Erica Travies

Subject: Contribution to the DNP

Message Body:

I would like to be able to submit ideas for consideration by the DNP team

From: Peter Goldstraw
Sent: 25 October 2020 09:10
To: ‘Caroline Pymm’
Cc: ‘Steve Smith’; ‘admin@dartmouthplan.org‘
Subject: RE: Ideas for Dartmouth NDP

Caroline,
Thank you for contacting the Green Environment TG regarding these
suggestions. We are limited in the extent to which some of these suggestions
can be implemented in the NP as the primary objective of the NP is to
direct land usage. However, there is some scope for “community action”
proposals and we have used this mechanism to incorporate as many of your
suggestions as possible.
I could send the other items directed at the other TGs through to the
appropriate leads but we are required to show the extent to which Community
consultation has been undertaken during the independent review process. I
know it is tedious but could I ask that you send the items intended for
other TGs to the web site specifically addressed to each of the other 3 TGs?
This should help record keeping.
Best wishes,
Peter

Peter Goldstraw,
Chair, Green Environment Topic Group,
Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan.

From: Caroline Pymm
Sent: 25 October 2020 05:47
To: Peter Goldstraw
Cc: Steve Smith
Subject: Ideas for Dartmouth NDP

Good morning Peter
Thank you for your response. I was part of the zoom meeting on October 9th,
and learned of the 4 topic groups, and the U3A Climate Change group had a
further zoom meeting a week later. In this meeting we agreed with Steve
Smith that we should send in individual sets of ideas and address these as
being relevant to all 4 topic groups.

I had understood that there would be a consultation page on the DNDP website
for sending in our contributions, but in trying to gain access it, received
your e-mail. Perhaps I misunderstood the process, so am sending this Word
document to you as you suggested and hope that you will submit it for me as
part of the consultation process.

I am also sending it to Steve Smith, for his information and use if he sees
fit!
Kind regards
Caroline Pymm

From: Stephen Smith
Subject: Getting about Dartmouth in a Climate Emergency:

Message Body:
Cars.
Provision of electric charging points in car parks.
Discourage people from buying larger cars than they need.

Ferries.
Attention should be given to finding zero-carbon-emission motors for the various ferries that ply the lower Dart. An electric ferry has recently gone into service in Plymouth. Such a ferry would seem ideal for the run from the Castle to the town. Hydrogen power will doubtless become an option before 2034 for the larger ferries.

Busses and taxis.
Similarly, new taxis and busses serving the town should be zero-carbon-emission; quieter, less polluting and, in the long-run, more healthy and economical for all concerned.

Park, Walk and Ride.
Encouragement could be given for visitors to “Park, Walk and Ride” from the Park and Ride Car Park into town and back in the form of attractive display-maps showing the options for walking down into town and catching the bus back up the hill. This would increase interest in the historic town, and be an added, healthy pleasure for the visitors.

From: Peter Goldstraw
Sent: 23 October 2020 12:28
To: Caroline Pymm
Subject: Input into Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan

Dear Caroline,

Your enquiry regarding input into the DNP on issues concerned with Biodiversity and Climate Change has been forwarded to me. As Chair of the Green Environment Topic Group both issue fall within my remit. Jean McNulty, who led on our Climate Change evidence, and I met with members of the U3A Climate Change Group by Zoom on the 9th of October and discussed a number of issues, some of which will find their way into our submission to the NP. You may have been on that conference call. Please forward any comments you have on these issues to me.

Best wishes,

Peter

Peter Goldstraw

Chair, Green Environment Topic Group,

Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan

From: Caroline Pymm
Subject: Climate Change and Biodiversity

Message Body:
I am a member of Dart U3A Climate Change group and wish to give some ideas to the process of developing the DNDP.

^{The following contribution to the DNDP refers to all 4 topic groups, because it seems to me that issues concerning Climate Change and Biodiversity are affected by activity under each of the topics, and the effect on Climate, Biodiversity and the local}environment is integral to each area.

Town Environment:

-Traffic reduction in the main shopping streets with pedestrianisation where possible

– get rid of all on-street parking in these streets and provide only cycle and disability parking

(Thus reducing air pollution while improving the pedestrian/shopper experience)

have only electric Park and Ride buses, and electric charging points at the Park and Ride site.
Liaise with big chain shops for further installation of charging points and to use their sites for increased P&R parking.
Use only low energy street lights and turn as much lighting off at night as possible, saving energy and improving the environment for insect and other wildlife. Use only renewable energy source, and conduct a survey of all public buildings to ensure use of only low energy bulbs.
Create a local community energy scheme and use this energy source for all residents and public spaces consumption. Have solar panels on every possible roof top and a small wind farm on top of Jawbones – council funding of the solar panels will enable as many households as possible to be involved, and spare energy can be sold back into the National Grid, becoming a source of income to the town in time. Get ahead of the national change of the future.
Encourage local small business by not allowing chains and charity shops to have businesses in the main shopping hub – pushes up rents and creates an unequal “playing field”.

Infrastructure: (based on the above)

reduce traffic flow, on-street parking by pedestrianisation of main shopping area, thus keeping pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicles apart, reducing air pollution and improving locals and visitors’ experience of coming into town. Have an on-street parking-free zone extending from Lower Ferry to Travis Perkins, including Duke Street, Anzac Street and Square, Higher Street and Smith Street, the Boatfloat and the sections of North and South Embankment in between. Only delivery, disability and Lower Ferry vehicles would have a need to pass along these roads.
Develop a community energy scheme with sources from the local climate – sun, wind, tide flow
Have electric charging points out of town for cars, and on pontoons for boats to encourage electric boats, and reduce fuel pollution in the river. Also electric cycle charging points/parks.

Economy: (tourism and business)

support local businesses and penalise national chains through rent/rates adjustment/support
Limit the number of charity shops and therefore the ££ in rate relief loss to the town council
Promote businesses that are eco-friendly in their suppliers and style of working, reduction in travel miles
Make use of newly available pedestrianised areas for market-style stalls, allowing some local businesses to have more than one “shop front”, bringing more visitors and shoppers into town.
Establish an ‘air travel off-set’ fund to enable air travellers to off-set their carbon footprint by contributing to the local food bank, and helping to address local fuel poverty through the establishment of a local credit union. Bring the better-off and poorer locals together.

Green Environment:

increase biodiversity by planting many more wildflowers and grasses, and by leaving verges uncut until they have grown to flowering and seed making, thus improving and increasing food sources and habitats for pollinators, all insects and small mammal life.
Let hedges grow to allow some tree development, further habitats for insects and birds, together with carbon reduction, and off-setting air pollution.
Plant many more trees and include the local schools in the planning and doing of all this.
Reduction in traffic flow around town and the promotion of electric vehicles throughout the parish, means fewer fumes, healthier air, healthier water and healthier population.
Encourage through financing solar panels on all public and as many private roof tops/land as possible. Build a wind farm at the top of town to maximise year-round wind source.

Through all of the above, Dartmouth can have access to South Hams District Council’s Climate Change Fund, and potentially Section 106 payments (for green spaces and tree planting).

Caroline

I am pleased to inform you that I have now received your suggestions for the Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan and I have incorporated your suggestions on the Community Feedback page of our website.

You can see them here

Regards

Paul Reach

Web Admin

Dartmouth neighbourhood Plan

From: Caroline Pymm
Subject: Ideas for the consultation process

Message Body:
I am a member of the Dart U3A Climate Change group, and I wish to submit some ideas that I have for the DNDP, specifically on Climate Change and Biodiversity issues. Please enable me to do this via your Consultation section.

From: Peter Goldstraw
Sent: 21 October 2020 13:07
To: ‘Steve Smith’
Cc: Jean McNulty
Subject: RE: DNDP – Access to Sandquay Woods.

Steve,

One of our “aspirational extensions” to the list of Public Rights of Way is along these lines, completing the 16C circular walk from Dartmouth to Old Mill Creek. I have been in discussion with BRNC and now await a review by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation who actually own the land used by BRNC. I was aware of the steps you mention but was concerned that they appear to lead to the College buildings which would raise security issues and safety concerns regarding the firing range. Anyway, something else to raise with the DIO when they get back to me. This information will undoubtedly help our negotiations.

Many thanks for the nomination and photo.

Peter

From: Steve Smith
Sent: 21 October 2020 11:03
To: ‘Peter Goldstraw’
Subject: DNDP – Access to Sandquay Woods.

Hello Peter,

Here’s another submission to the DNDP. I’m sending this by email so that I can attach a photo.

Sandquay Woods

1. Public access to Sandquay Woods would be greatly improved by establishing new public footpaths from Sandquay Road, Raleigh Road, and/or Archway Drive to enter the Woods from the South. More residents would feel enabled to visit and benefit from this lovely natural environment.
2. The interest of Sandquay Woods could be enhanced if, through negotiations with BRNC and/or the owners, the long stretch of old stone steps that run from the college to Old Mill Creek could be restored and made available for public access. Currently this beautiful feature, located a few a few metres inside, and parallel to, the college’s west fence, is deplorably “lost” beneath undergrowth. As the college clearly has no use for the steps I think it is worth asking to have the fence moved a few metres in order to incorporate them into the public woods where they could be appreciated by the public. Perhaps some volunteer labour could dis-cover this unique stone stairway. It is clearly marked on the OS map OL20 and is an officially “Listed” feature, I understand. I have been told that the care and restoration of the steps is, understandably, not at the top of the Admiralties list of priorities. What a shame that this notable asset has become lost from view.
I attach a photo of the steps which I took in 2005, when it was still possible to access this part of the woods.

Kind regards,
Steve Smith

From: Steve Smith
Sent: 21 October 2020 10:04
To: ‘Peter Goldstraw’
Subject: RE: DNDP – DTC Carbon Neutrality

Thanks for your reply Peter.

You refer to my long service on DTC. Perhaps the wrong Steve Smith? I have not had the honour of providing such service. However, I have this morning acquired a list of DTC-owned properties from the Town Clerk:

COUNCIL ASSETS

· Guildhall building

· Old Market building, 18 x individual commercial units, toilets and a free car park

· Ivy Lane building

· The Butterwalk including 4 separate commercial, 3 residential properties and a museum

· Coronation Park including the commercial units, toilets, tennis courts, RNLI hut, Anchorstone Café and the dinghy park

· Royal Avenue Gardens including the Visitor Centre, the tea hut, bandstand and toilets

· Boatfloat and moorings

· Castle Estate woodlands

· Castle free carpark and toilets

· Warfleet land

· Warfleet dinghy park

· Cemetery

· Allotments

· Trustees for one commercial property and one residential property in Anzac Street on behalf of the Henley Trust.

Regards,

Steve Smith

From: Peter Goldstraw
Sent: 20 October 2020 16:48
To: Steve Smith

Steve,

Thank you adding the comment on the web site regarding DTC moving towards carbon neutrality. We will certainly be encouraging them to move in this direction. As to the particular comments regarding property owned by DTC it would help us assess the practicality of such a proposal to have some idea of the extent of this ownership. Given your long service on DTC could I ask you to give me an idea of this?

Peter

Peter Goldstraw,

Chair, Green Environment Topic Group,

Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan.

From: Steve Smith

Subject: Carbon emission reduction

Message Body:
It is important for the DTC to lead by example. I suggest that the Council install PV Solar Panels on all council-owned properties with suitably orientated roofs.
Council-owned properties should be:
1. assessed for thermal insulation, and brought up to a high standard,
2. assessed for suitability for roof-mounted PV Solar Panels, to be fitted where appropriate,
3. fitted with low-carbon heating appliances
Encouragement needs to be given to local businesses and homes to undertake similar assessments and investment in “ecologically friendly” technologies.

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This e-mail was sent from a contact form on Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan (https://dartmouthplan.org)

DNP Car Parking

Geraldine Leigh

I understand that the Steering Group are considering issues relating to the siting of car parking for the town.

I am a resident of Jawbones Hill and for nearly 5 years have seen and experienced the unfortunate results of poor placing of car parks. In January 2016 work started on the car park on Jawbones Hill. Since then I have experienced mud and debris piled up outside my garage entrance, which come from higher up the hill. In heavy rain the mud and debris are washed down the hill into Crowthers Hill, Smith Street, Smith Street steps and into town. The road drains are frequently blocked solid with the debris, no doubt contributing to flooding lower in the town.

Devon Highways are frequently called upon to clear up the mess, and unblock the drains. Councillor Jonathan Hawkins and our Neighbourhood Highway Officer know about this and have responded on many occasions to requests for assistance. It is simply not possible for a householder to deal with the scale of the problem. I attach photos.

I have lived here since 2005 and can state that these problems were not present when first I moved here butstarted with the building of the car park.

In my view it would be beneficial for the health of residents and improve the amenity of town facilities if visitors were required to park out of town, instead of cruising around looking for parking. Parking should be reserved for blue badge holders and residents.

Geraldine Leigh

From: Phil Hayward <

Subject: Parking

Message Body:
Hi Paul and Brenda

Thank you for setting up this platform towards improving the town.

I would like to be informed of any proposals that are made in relation to permit parking in the town.

Having lived in Dartmouth for nearly 30 years I think there is now a credible case for a residents parking permit scheme.

The town is now busy throughout the calendar year and the amount of cars has increased more than ever since I first arrived. With the building of so many more new homes at Little Cotton and the new development in Stoke Fleming this is set to become worse in the short term.

The town now needs a parking permit system that meets the needs of its residents first and foremost, then workers and visiting locals from surrounding villages. All holiday makers should use the Park and Ride service keeping the town clearer and safer for local people.

With a new permit scheme there should be a maximum of two permits per household, on roads close to their homes. These permits can be costed at the going rate of other Devon towns eg. £120 per year. The main car park can be sectored off and can be a mixture of local permit holders, workers and spaces for visiting locals with visitors permits. The area by the Boat Float in front of Boots, half of the Embankment and the other inner town roads can be a mixture of two hour parking and residents permit parking.
For obvious reasons priority should be given to local residents who do not already have the use of driveway or garage parking.

A solution to the parking scheme can be a common sense one with the needs of the local people upper most in importance. The Council will make more money than they do now and everyone will benefit. It is a win win situation. What we do not need is another expensive consultation document created by an overpaid, under informed, half wit ‘consultant’ .

OK, that’s about it I think. I could go on and even colour a map in with some crayons but a ‘consultant’ has already done that in the past and got paid a huge some of money for it. Not necessary, just ask local people who are more than capable of giving over a solution for free and making the Council some extra money into the bargain.

Best wishes

Phil

On 2020-10-07 12:40, Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan wrote:

> From: martin nutt

> Subject: State of the Town Gardens, weeds etc

> Message Body:> We have lived in Dartmouth for 22 years, we have never the whole town look so scruffy and run down. Our prize winning gardens look awful, full of weeds. All of our paths and road sides are full of weeds, could have a bad effect on tourism. Why is this being allowed to happen?>

> Martin Nutt

Dear Andrew,

Thank you for your nomination of Coronation Park within the Neighbourhood Plan.

It would considerable increase the possibility of this being successful if you would act as a Local Champion for this site and collect some of the evidence necessary within the Localism Act. I have attached a document setting out the requirements for Local Green Space designation and hope that you and your neighbours and friends can provide this evidence.

Best wishes,

Peter

Peter Goldstraw, Chair Green Environment Topic Group. Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan.

Hedley,

Thank you for the comments you have registered on the NP web site. As the chair of the Green Environment Topic Group I can assure you that we have consulted widely, including with DHNA, and the second slip on the North Embankment will be supported within our proposals.

The other proposals are outside our remit.

Peter Goldstraw

From: Hedley Piper

Subject: Development and renewal in Dartmouth

Message Body:

In thinking forward, please recognise that it is what was in the past that differentiates Dartmouth from other towns.

Consciously remaining ‘QUAINT’ is important. By quaint I mean not having loads of street furniture like traffic directions, signs, parking meters, Belisha beacons and black and white striped crossings pedestrianisation.

Taking responsibility from both the pedestrian and the motorist tends to increase the risks of accidents. There are good studies of the effects of the removal of traffic lights, temporarily and permanently, on the improved inter reactions of drivers and pedestrians with slower passage of vehicles through junctions but increased numbers crossing and dramatically reduced accident rates. Giving one group of users preferred treatment over others just leads to people not paying attention.

The trades people in winter have to rely on the local population using their services. local people need to be able to use down town in the summer.

Jeremy Wilson took some of my ideas for reorganisation of traffic flow 23,09,20.

My other interest is in getting a safe usable slipway constructed. The economic spin off of a good slipway to the area is much greater than the tour busses. The river is our USP but traditionally DTC seems to have rather ignored it.

The difficulty has been in the interpretation of the NERC act 2006. The recent House of Lords report considers that the act has been rather overly enthusiastically applied to the detriment of rural economies. Until the interpretation of the act to our situation can be resolved I can not foresee the slipway getting built. There are some rather delicate politics to be played out.

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From:
Sent: 03 September 2020 12:20
To: info@dartmouthplan.org
Subject: Nomination for my local asset

My local asset nomination is Coronation Park (please insert here, thankyou)

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Regards

Derek Jones

Managing Director

Janie,

Your nomination has been forwarded to the Town Environment Topic Group who requested such suggestions. As for the historic walls that line our approach roads with their beautiful hedges and importance for biodiversity I can assure you that the Green Environment TG has them high on their list of protected characteristics for our Neighbourhood Plan.

Peter

Peter Goldstraw,

Chair, Green Environment Topic Group,

Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan.

My local asset nomination is: Coronation Park

Arb Forbes

Soosie Forbes

My local asset nomination is: Coronation Park

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Roger Jordan

My local asset nomination is: “DARTMOUTH VISITOR CENTRE IN MAYORS AVENUE WHICH AMONGST OTHER FUNCTIONS ALSO HOUSES THE NEWCOMEN ENGINE “

Heather Campbell

My local asset nomination is: …..Coronation Park

Paul Manley

My local asset nomination is: Coronation Park in it’s entirety without change to

the present layout as an asset for public enjoyment balancing the adequate boat storage with an area for relaxation, games and family enjoyment.

My local asset nomination is: Crosby Meadow on Waterpool Lane/Crowthers Hill

Rgs

Brenda Reach

My local asset nomination is: The Water Tower (up by the old abbatoir).

Historic links from WW II and also a prominent landmark with – at

ground level – some wonderful views over the town and beyond and also

Start Bay also the site of a beacon.

David and Carol Lingard

My local asset nomination is:

Crowthers Hill (Metal hoops in the wall used to hold the ponies)

Warfleet Creek

Grass ‘amphitheatre’ past castle tea rooms above Castle Cove

Green sward up from the slipway at Warfleet creek on the left, by the map

Rgs

Brenda Reach

Steve |Smith

My local asset nomination is: ……….. WASP HELICOPTER TOWER at TOWNSTAL

My local asset nomination is: Coronation Park – a HUGE social asset that should never be used for monetary gain

Tim Trent

Karen Perrow

My local asset nomination is: Bayards Cove and the Old Market square

Local asset nomination

Bayards Cove

The Lower Ferry

Bayards Fort

Dartmouth Castle

Kingswear Castle

Sugary Cove

More to follow

Robert Hart Fletcher

Yvonne Cottam

My local asset nomination is: Coronation Park and the tennis courts

John,

Thank you for nominating Beacon Jubilee Park for inclusion in our list of open spaces in Dartmouth. I can assure you it is already in the list of candidates.

The Neighbourhood Plan allows greater protection for special sites under the “Local Green Space” initiative. I have taken the liberty of enclosing a questionnaire on this designation and I hope you will consider being a “local Champion” for the site you have nominated.

If you have any questions please get back to me.

Peter Goldstraw,

Chair, Green Spaces Topic Group,

Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan

Keith,

Thank you for nominating this area for designation under the Neighbourhood Plan. The fields to the left of Weeke Hill as one leaves the town are indeed within the AONB and therefore have some protection form development. The land was purchased by the National Trust in 1970 as part of Enterprise Neptune but once the land covering the South West Coast Path had been designated the rest was sold for farming. It is a relatively large area of land which is something of a disadvantage if one were to nominate it for Local Green Space designation. However, I have attached a nomination document that provides more information and asks for the necessary evidence to propose LGS designation. If you and your friends/neighbours can collect this evidence I would be happy to add the land to the list of candidates.

Best wishes,

Peter Goldstraw

From: Peter Goldstraw
Sent: 05 August 2020 12:20
To: ‘Richard Webb’
Cc: Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan
Subject: RE: PISCATORIE STATUE

Richard,

We have had a number of enquiries regarding nominations for “Local Green Space” designation. I therefore produced the attached document which gives some guidance and explains the evidence necessary. It is even better if you garner support from others in your locality.

Best wishes,

Peter

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