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The reasons for Neil Parish’s resignation are regrettable, but it was a sad day for a conscientious and hard-working Member of Parliament, who has served his constituency well. We all appreciated his wide-ranging talk on April 22nd. We wish his Liberal Democrat successor, Richard Foord, well!
Please see the Recent News Page for news about the Tiverton Leat, The Former Police Station in The Avenue, and the most recent IPCC Report on Climate Change, published on April 4th.
Redrow Homes have announced plans to submit a further Reserved Matters application to build 122 homes, south of Blundell’s Road in the Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension. For further details please see the Applications, Consultations and Responses Page.
Air Pollution. A report from Asthma+ Lung UK states that, as a result of air pollution, Britain has the worst death rate for lung conditions in Western Europe, and calls for tougher clean air targets. Air polltion has been linked to36,000 premature deaths each year, and he British death rate from respiratory diseases is 134 per 100,000, compared to 38 per 100,000 in Finland. Please also see the Recent News and Archives Pages.
Is it too late to save the planet? The influential IPCC Report on the Climate Emergency, published on February 28th,, states “Any further delay in concerted anticipatory global action on adaptation and mitigation will miss a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all,” the final version warned. Please see the Recent News Page.
Please see the Recent News Page for information about the Net-Zero Visions Workshops, the Devon Carbon Plan and the Devon Climate Emergency.
The Redrow Homes Planning Application 21/00454/MARM to build 162 homes and associated infrasructure in the Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension was finally approved by the MDDC Plaaning Committee on January 19th, 2022, with additional conditions.
Please see the Applications, Consultations and Responses Page for the latest important developments for the Tiverton Neighbourhood Plan
Are Ashfords guilty of a criminal offence affecting Gotham House?. Ashfords have closed their offices in this house, one of Tiverton’s finest buildings, which was built in 1739 and is listed Grade 2*. We share concerns about the future of the building and hope that a responsible new owner or tenant can be found. For more information about this Gotham House please see the Listed Buildings and Scheduled Ancient Monuments Page. Without any listed building planning application new firedoors were added in 2021 in order to conform with fire regulations, and the original 18th century doors leading from the central stairwell removed and sold by the owners. As Historic England make clear it is a serious criminal offence to carry out works that require listed building consent without that consent being obtained, and it appears to be very likely that Ashfords are guilty of this offence. Please see the Latest News Page for further information.
Former Police Station Appeal Refused! The Planning Inspector concludes that ‘I consider that the cumulative harm from the proposal should be attributed moderate weight and the benefits of the scheme limited weight. It follows that the benefits would not outweigh the
identified harm. For the reasons given above, I conclude that the scheme would not comply
with the development plan when considered as a whole and there are no
material considerations that outweigh the identified harm and associated
development plan conflict. I therefore conclude that the appeal should be
dismissed and planning permission refused’.
‘Demolition is not efficient or desirable for many reasons, so the challenge is how we upgrade, how we refit’. (Cam 94, 2021).
‘ It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land. Widespread and rapid change in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and biosphere have arrived’. (IPCC 2021).
A planning application for an extension to Hartnoll Business Park and a development of up to 150 new houses at Hartnoll Farm has been submitted by Waddeton Park Ltd. Full details will be posted on the Applications, Consultations and Responses Page.
‘Meanwhile, in the outskirts of town, all of the fields are now filled with identi homes that appear to have been pushed out of a plane as it flew overhead‘ (Jeremy Clarkson, writing about his home town, Chipping Norton, in the Sunday Times on May 16th). This could equally well apply to Tiverton, where the design of recent and planned housing developments shows minimal local distinctiveness!
CPRE Devon reveals that Mid Devon has, when compared to government targets, ‘over-delivered new houses by 76%, 19% and 28% over the past three years (average 39%), and by 30% overall over the past five years (473 excess houses).
Please see the Recent News Page for information concerning the Anaerobic Digester problem and the Fly-Tipping ‘epidemic’.
Please see the Applications, Consultations and Responses Page for news about The National Model Design Code Consultation.
The revised TrailTale app entry for Tiverton, developed with the assistance of this society, is now available. The app can be downloaded onto mobile phones free, and the entry for Tiverton can be found under ‘Guided Walks’.
Please see the Consultations, Applications and Responses Page for details of the government’s consultation on the expansion of Permitted Development Rights. These are a particular concern because of the potentially negative effects on town centre conservation areas. Our response can also be accessed on that page.
Please see the Recent News Page for information about the Government’s new planning system reforms ‘Planning for the Future’, and widespread concerns about their likely effects.
Tiverton Civic Society supports the view that we should all, both individually and collectively, urgently act to combat the causes of climatic change. Predicted global effects of increasing average temperatures are: 0.5°C safety 1.3°C irreversible feedbacks (now) 1.5°C severe danger 2°C extreme danger 2.5°C approaching hell 3°C horror 3.5°C death of organised society 4°C human survival in doubt 5°C extinction possible 6°C extinction likely 7°C current trajectory

Our new, revised, Merchants’ Trail leaflet is now available in the Tiverton Museum. Many thanks to Tiverton Town Council who provided the bulk of the funding._Merchant Trail leaflet ARTWORK 2018
Please see the Recent News Page for our statement about the new data protection regulations and for our Privacy Statement.
Many thanks to Jo Mortimer, the distinguished Tiverton artist, for permitting us to use some of her paintings on this website. These emphasise and enhance the attractiveness of many of our buildings and townscapes. See the Listed Buildings and Scheduled Ancient Monuments Page and the Links Page.
As a result of a contribution by this Society Historic England have highlighted Tiverton Conservation Area as one of six examples of ‘amazing conservation areas’ in England. Please see the Recent News and the Conservation Areas Pages.

Opposition to new developments is 'chiefly a cri de coeur against the second-rate, the environmentally damaging and the bland. Instead of new housing that people want, we have a soulless monoculture'.Richrad Bacon M.P.

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