Dymock Partnership Project

Dymock has always been one of the most go ahead Villages, when faced with a pub closing they bought it, and they really believe in partnership and action to make things happen.  One of Dymock’s clear wishes for many years has been to see the Canal back as soon as possible, and 3 years ago I was guest speaker at their AGM explaining how we could all work together to make the dream a reality.  +

 

It not just the Canal, the Village needs car parking and a new play area to replace the one that is on the Canal line, as well as a supply of  affordable housing to keep it a vibrant community.  A vision was formed between the Parish and Canal Trust that all this could come about with the Canal as the axis upon which it all hinged....

 

Well, after several years behind the scenes, the drawing alongside represents part of that vision now shared with local developer Tomack.  This will be going forward as a Planning Application over the summer to see 15 affordable houses for local people, 5 open market properties, the play area moved to the site to free up the line of the Canal for restoration at the other end of the village, a car park for the village, and the transfer of the balance of the site to the Canal Trust to build the Canal.  The developer will be moving the electricity cable on site out of the way of the Canal so we have a clear site to work on.  The site also makes provision for the future new small branch canal to the pub....

 

As normal for the H&GCT all the houses on site will make annual payments towards the maintenance, management and restoration of the Canal in perpetuity, so subject to Planning Permission, we very much hope to be seeing this as a new site in the near future.

 

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