CommunityComesFirst

We are a tiny village in Devon fighting to save our only community hub our lifeline our pub with cafe from a property developer. Loneliness Kills !

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All we want is to protect our only community asset our pub
@CllrBrazil @CllrEwings why is their no communication between departments on planning app 1621/26/FUL
Who takes responsibility & liability if planning is given & this historic tunnel falls.
TP1 30m NO build rule 🛑 the 🪏

[Britain's Lost & Living Pubs @Britains___Pubs]

Our pubs are a work of art.

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#MondayQuestions @WestDevon_BC @DevonCC
Accountability & communication
We have repeatedly sought answers from the relevant departments
IMMEDIATE need a clear written record of outstanding issues
RESPONSIBLE officers or DEPARTMENTS state how each issue will be resolved 1621/26/FUL

[Britain's Lost & Living Pubs @Britains___Pubs]

For a great many winters, our pubs have kept us warm, and together. Pubs should never be overtaxed or forced into being expensive. They're there to unite and maintain each community within Britain and Ireland.

Address: The Craven Arms, Appletreewick, Skipton BD23 6DA

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#MondayQuestions @WestDevon_BC
Missing unclear plans & supporting 📃
We have previously reported that additional drawings were being chased but not visible on the public planning portal
Written confirmation of exactly which documents have been received, which remain outstanding

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#MondayQuestions
@WestDevon_BC
Tunnel integrity & development proximity
We have raised the tunnel's condition, the reported 30-metre restriction & the proposed works nearby
We need relevant plans, engineering evidence & legal documents examined by the appropriate bodies
#SinkHole

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#MondayQuestions @WestDevon_BC
Heritage & archaeology 1621/26/FUL
The pre-application advice says a Heritage Impact Assessment would be required.
The developer has not submitted one
We need the council to explain how heritage impacts & below ground archaeology will be assessed.

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🚨@WestDevon_BC @DevonAlert @CllrBrazil
If the council overrides a 30m no-build covenant, allows houses to be built in that 30m & the tunnel subsequently collapses.
Is Council & their contracted developers/engineers legally & financially responsible for the collapse ⁉️POSSIBLY‼️

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Alert 🚨 @SteveReedMP @marycreagh_ @DefraGovUK @Geoffrey_Cox @DevonAlert @WestDevon_BC
We don’t want a development disaster we just want to keep our only community hub.
Is loosing the pub and two extra houses worth a potential disaster ⁉️#Grenofen #Planning 1621/26/FUL #SinkHole

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#Transparency & #Democracy @WestDevon_BC @DevonAlert @DevonCC
#Grenofen wants to save its only community hub without it we have no services within walking distance + road is ⚠️
Put simply if the relevant independent assessments are not done #Grenofen will end up with a sink hole

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Questions answer them @DevonCC @WestDevon_BC
Has the drainage evidence answered local concerns ⁉️
With concerns raised about saturated ground existing soakaways & proposed foul drainage arrangements, what independent evidence supports the proposal
We want our pub not a sink hole

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The questions are simple @WestDevon_BC @DevonCC

Who is accountable if something goes wrong on this site ⁉️
If serious drainage or structural concerns have been raised, who is responsible for ensuring they have been properly investigated before a decision is made⁉️
#SaveOurPub

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Transparency for Devon’s Council Tax payers @WestDevon_BC @DevonCC
All we want is to save our #CommunityHub
But we have so many questions that are not being answered.
This is not a simple site it’s layered with pitfalls & legal problems.
@AngelaRayner @Geoffrey_Cox
HELP US 🍺

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WHERE WILL THE WASTE WATER GO?
The Halfway House proposal raises serious questions about foul drainage, soakaways, saturated ground & neighbouring properties What evidence demonstrates that the proposed system is suitable, particularly during prolonged heavy 🌧️ @WestDevon_BC

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There are more questions than answers.
@BBCBreaking @BBCDevon @itvwestcountry @SkyNews @AngelaRayner @andyburnham
@CllrBrazil @CllrEwings @DevonCC @Geoffrey_Cox
If this tunnel fails for an opportunistic tiny development council tax payers must NOT pick up the bill
#SaveOurPub

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WHO IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TUNNEL
A historic railway tunnel runs beneath the Halfway House site & forms part of Drake’s Trail
What engineering & geological evidence been provided to demonstrate that the proposed development & drainage are safe
@WestDevon_BC @CllrEwings

[CommunityComesFirst @CommunityCfp41]

WHO IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TUNNEL
A historic railway tunnel runs beneath the Halfway House site & forms part of Drake’s Trail
What engineering & geological evidence been provided to demonstrate that the proposed development & drainage are safe
@WestDevon_BC @CllrEwings

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🚨 GRENOfEN WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY?
Why is planning application 1621/26/FUL to turn Halfway House/Drake’s Cafe into🏡still progressing while serious questions remain about drainage, the historic railway tunnel, protected 🦇& public access
Who’s assessing risks @WestDevon_BC

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What will happen if you allow a developer to dispose of 3,500 litres of foul water a day directly under the access road onto a historic 🚂 tunnel.
Plan app 1621/26/FUL this has to be been given due diligence.
@WestDevon_BC @DevonCC @DevonAlert #Planning #A1 issues @Geoffrey_Cox

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.@WestDevon_BC you own the tunnel you have the TP1 with the restricted covenants.
What happens if you breach your own covenants⁉️
Surely not for an opportunistic development #Planning
Hope you don’t expect council tax payers to 🦶the bill if you are taken to court for the breach