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This half-term, Hello Summer is offering a range of Hello Autumn free activities for kids:     24th October  Football Skills Session 25th October  Football Skills Session 26th October  Illustrating Nature 26th October  Enchanted – Hallowe’en Craft Activities 27th October  Forging and Metal Work 28th October  All Sing Sunday 1st November  Whittling and Woodwork

Key messages – 10.10.18

Come to an hour-long presentation at the start of the Town Council meeting on November 14th to find out how to be a dementia friend

In July of this year Buckfastleigh and Buckfast were judged in the RHS Britain in Bloom competitions, and at the presentations at Yeovil last week the results were announced. The huge success of those entering was a great reflection of all the hard work by individuals in the community and the ability to come together […]

Devon and Cornwall Alert is a free community messaging system run by Devon and Cornwall Police to inform members of the public about crimes and incidents affecting their local area.  Recorded messages are sent by telephone, email or text message to individuals or groups/businesses.  It is a two-way messaging system which helps the police to […]

The application by Burrington Estates for a residential development of up to 30 dwellings at Holne Road is now being processed  by Dartmoor National Park.  All relevant documents can be viewed online.  The application number is 0452/18.   Please click on this link to view the response of the Town Council to this application –  Planning […]

The Local Plan contains policies which set out what type of development is and isn’t acceptable within the National Park.  It is the first consideration when making a decision on a planning application and is therefore an important document.  It is currently being reviewed as a lot has changed since the current Plan was adopted.  […]

Come along to the first ever Buckfastleigh SOUP on Friday 26th October.  You get to eat soup, listen to pitches and then vote on the project you’d like to see supported. 

Dartmoor National Park Authority is currently undertaking a Local Plan review – read more about this process here. As part of this process a Land Availability Assessment (LAA) is produced. A landowner may submit a site for potential development and the LAA will consider whether this site could be developed. The LAA does not however, […]

Report from Town Council meeting – 22nd August – The future of the Town Hall The Town Council as the trustee of the Town Hall charity, has done lots of work over the last 3 years, improving building safety, fixing damage and sorting out many of the financial, legal and management issues, but is struggling […]

The recent Green Infrastructure Survey looked at ways the environment of the town could be enhanced.  One possibility they identified was the creation of a new town square.  See details below.  This is the kind of project for which outside funding could be applied for, if there is community support. You can read the entire […]

Recently a Green Infrastructure Strategy was completed as part of the town’s neighbourhood planning process.  It was funded by the government and is intended to inform future growth, including enhancement of biodiversity networks, creation of a more sustainable and active travel network and improvement of key gateway sites.  You can read the full document here 171122_Buckfastleigh […]

Our Emergency Plan exists to help the town respond effectively in the event of any kind of emergency such as flooding, heavy snow, fire or major accidents.  The professional emergency responders are of course the first people to call in such situations, but they may well be stretched to the limit and therefore it is […]