Devoncast – Riots, station plans hit the buffers and a planning plea
Devoncast
Saturday, 10 August 2024 - 28 minutes
Riots in response to the murder of three young girls in Southport, Merseyside spread as far as Plymouth.
This week’s Devoncast hears from Devon and Cornwall Police about their response to the disturbances, and we also get an insight into what people are thinking on the ground, including from those standing up against hatred.
Elsewhere, they say a week is a long time in politics, and that certainly seems the case with the Cullompton railway station plans, which seemed on track at the end of last month but which may now be hitting the buffers.
Guest Steve Keable, a Liberal Democrat councillor on Mid Devon District Council, explains why he hopes the scheme comes to fruition and why it is important to unlock major housing projects in the town.
And finally, we look into a suggestion from an East Devon District Council planning committee about the prospect of forcing developers to complete sites they have received planning permission for within a certain amount of time.
It’s all in the new Devoncast from Radio Exe and the Local Democracy Reporting Service, presented this week by Bradley Gerrard, with guests Josh Tate from Radio Exe and Cllr Steve Keable.
The programme is available for LDRS partners to use in full or in part.
