A clean marine environment remains high on our agenda as we now look to expand our work in the recycling of abandoned vessels across South Hams’ waters.
We will come down hard on developers who ignore planning regulations and cause damage in our communities - that’s our message after a successful prosecution at Gloucester Crown Court.
Creating more lower cost homes for local people is a top priority for the Council which is why we've built our own affordable rental homes to help tackle the District’s housing crisis.
We have agreed an exciting and ambitious woodland deal for a new 65-acre community woodland which is going to be created in South Brent. Tree planting will start later this year with a community planting event.
We've teamed up with Fusion Lifestyle to offer children living in care and care leavers (up to the age of 25 years old) free access to all Fusion Leisure centres in the South Hams, with the aim of helping them to live healthier and more active lives.
A grant from the Chewing Gum Task Force, administered by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, will help us to clean up gum and reduce gum littering.