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200602 | Over 200 Cornwall second homes reported to police over coronavirus

Over 200 Cornwall second homes reported to police over coronavirus

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‘Dual it by 2030, make it safe now’ | A30 Ludgvan, Crowlas

200505 | There are fresh calls to dual Cornwall's last big A30 bottleneck and improve the road

The A30 at Crowlas
The Newtown roundabout near Penzance

Fresh calls for A30 improvements in west Cornwall

Fresh calls for A30 improvements in west Cornwall
image capture sep 2016 2017 google

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 6:54am 5th May 2020.

There are fresh calls to dual Cornwall's last big A30 bottleneck and improve the road.

Campaigners are pushing the government for better road links between St Erth and Penzance.  read more »

200111 | Boris and his promises – time to ‘level up’

Boris and his promises – time to ‘level up’

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Government confirms relaxed Permitted Development rules with no neighbour complaints via upwards extensions

Announcement Families able to add two storeys to home WITHOUT planning permission | Robert Jenrick on Twitter
Minister pledges radical change to planning laws to allow extensions
 

Jenrick confirms relaxed rules to boost housing provision via upwards extensions and office demolitions


30 September 2019 by John Geoghegan and Colin Marrs


Housing secretary Robert Jenrick today announced that the government will push ahead with controversial plans to ease planning rules to allow upwards extensions of properties and the demolition of commercial buildings to make way for new homes.

 
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General Election 2019 Camborne and Redruth: Labour need a 1.6% swing to win; Liberal Democrats need a 20.7% swing to win

General Election 2019
Camborne and Redruth
General Election 2019
2019 Candidates
George Eustice, Conservative
Paul Farmer, Labour
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Property rules BOMBSHELL: You could add a two-storey extension WITHOUT planning permission ‘permission in principle’

Key changes:

Housing secretary announced plans to allow homeowners to build two-storey extensions in a further rollout of permitted development rights (PDR), first unveiled last year

The new rights will first be given to blocks of flats and then extended to all detached homes.

According to reports, controversial proposals to allow commercial buildings to be demolished and rebuilt as residential without planning permission have also been confirmed.  read more »