Category: Housing
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A brief update on plans for Parracombe’s local needs affordable homes.
The community trust’s planning application for six social rent affordable homes on Parracombe’s northern edge have been approved by Exmoor National Park Planning Committee. This is an important step forward but there’s still much to do before work can begin. For one thing, we need to draw up a legally enforceable Local Lettings Policy, which…
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PCT Affordable Housing Project Update: March 2022
A plan showing the proposed affordable homes site (square, in red border) and Parracombe’s historic settlement. The blue arrows show key viewpoints around the village. After good progress during the autumn of 2021 Parracombe Community Trust’s affordable housing plans for local people have moved frustratingly slowly. We were hoping by now to have received our…
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Affordable Local-Needs Housing
At last some good news. The Trust’s housing adviser, Wessex Community Assets, has persuaded North Devon Council to approve £10,000 for feasibility studies at our preferred construction site on the northern edge of Parracombe. This is on top of funding for legal searches and reports which has already been approved. Feasibility studies may include archaeological,…
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Affordable Homes – Update Feb 2020
The Trust’s project to build six affordable homes for local needs on the northern edge of Parracombe made good progress up until Christmas 2019. Unfortunately, since then, things have stalled – hopefully only temporarily. Having identified a site, won the approval of the landowner, agreed a price and general terms and submitted grant funding bids…
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Trust Committee Volunteers
Volunteers are needed to form the three committees which will steer and manage Parracombe Community Trust’s main projects – the village hall, a new community shop and six new affordable homes.
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Parracombe Community Trust Spring Update
It’s time for a brief update on progress. And progress is indeed being made – maybe not quickly but at least steadily. Since the last PCT member update we have made progress on governance and management of the village hall, securing land for local needs affordable housing and planning for the shop. As a key…
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Parracombe Community Trust – Members Update January 2019
Update to Parracombe Community Trust members following the special general meeting, January 2019.
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Parishes of Parracombe, Kentisbury, Trentishoe and Martinhoe Housing Needs Report
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