Knowle relocation project: "The gardens used to be one of the jewels in Sidmouth's environment, but are now in a sorry state."

The future of the Knowle site is not just about the buildings, but about the parkland within which the buildings sit:
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project: "How buildings sit in their landscape"

The District Council's planning committee has already rejected the earlier planning application on the grounds that it would have eaten into the town's precious parkland:
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project > Pegasus planning application 16/0872/MFUL >>> and the rejected planning application 12/1847/MOUT of 1st March 2013 >>> Part one: "Contrary to Policy RE1 (Retention of Land for Sport and Recreation)"

The question is whether the District Council really cares about its parkland or not:

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