Rural Housing

The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.

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26 Jul 2021

Revised plans for housing development at Birch Close in Freshwater

A proposed Freshwater development has been reduced after objectors feared the ‘destructive’ effect it could have on their quiet cul-de-sac, according to the Island Echo Nearly 50 objections against the...

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19 Jul 2021

Rural Issues Raised in Westminster Planning Debate

Last Thursday (15th July), Bob Seely MP called a Westminster Hall Debate on the future of the planning system and the upcoming Planning Bill The Rural Services Network put together...

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12 Jul 2021

Planning Debate

On Thursday 15th July, Bob Seely MP has called a Westminster Hall Debate on the future of the planning system and the upcoming Planning Bill The Rural Services Network has...

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12 Jul 2021

270 rural homes to be built in Cornwall in next three years

In Your Area reports that almost 270 homes are to built in rural areas across Cornwall over the next three years Housing association LiveWest said it has invested more than...

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05 Jul 2021

Rural Housing Week 2021

Rural Housing week is here and we’d like to take this opportunity to shine a light on the work of the RSN that focuses on Rural Affordable Housing, along with...

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05 Jul 2021

Parish Guide to Affordable Rural Housing

This week sees the launch of the newly published Parish Councillor’s Guide to Affordable Housing Published by the Rural Housing Alliance, which works in partnership with the Rural Services Network...

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Spotlight on Rural Housing – July 2021
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05 Jul 2021

Spotlight on Rural Housing – July 2021

A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network and produced in partnership with the Rural Housing Alliance, highlighting a selection of current rural housing issues and...

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28 Jun 2021

Housing inequalities are growing while more properties are converted to holiday use

The Guardian has recorded their views on second homes and urge main homes to be put first An editorial piece in the newspaper, available at this link, sets out some...

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28 Jun 2021

How affordable rural homes change lives and communities (Cotswold focus)

Are you a Parish Councillor or a Landowner in the Cotswolds? English Rural is holding the second of a series of planned, regional webinars, focussing on how affordable rural housing...

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28 Jun 2021

Unused high street retail spaces could deliver 25,000 new homes

Local publication, In Your Area, reports on new research suggesting that empty high street stores, including Debenhams, could provide space for up to 25,000 homes The research studied the potential...

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