Mary Elkington

@maryindevon

Town/urban planning - MRTPI Geographer. Immigrant. Used to work at NASA; planning's more complicated.

Clue is in the name
Joined October 2010
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    16 Nov 2015

    Wonder if planning has anything to do with that?

    Did you know that almost all of our homes (99.6%) are within 1,000m of a public transport node?
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    20 hours ago
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    The Conservatives spent decades campaigning on housing:

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  3. Apr 4

    For anyone thinking the "Teignbridge Rule" for % of self-build plots on major/volume sites isn't workable... it is and it does

    Nice little custom build project in Devon gets underway - resulting in bespoke homes that will be about 15% cheaper than equivalent properties built by the volume housebuilders -
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    Apr 4

    A lire sur : notre grand-format tout en cartes et infographies à l'occasion du cinquantenaire de l'assassinat de ⬇️

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  5. Apr 3

    Oooo Oooo🙋‍♀️ I see a pattern

    On 1st April 1998 John Ingham became the first Leader of Unitary Authority.
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  6. Apr 2

    Your Sea Wall Won’t Save You bit of international perspective on flood zone planning via

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  7. Mar 31

    VW storing around 300,000 diesels at 37 facilities around U.S.

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    Mar 29

    Details of 600,000 foreign visitors to UK go up in smoke thanks to shonky border database | on report |

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  9. Mar 29

    Walk-in pollution domes to be built at Somerset House - what a world we live in... ttps://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/walk-in-pollution-domes-to-be-built-at-somerset-house/5092828.article

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  10. Mar 28

    OMD! In case you thought the auto-age must surely by waining... Alibaba lance un « distributeur automatique de voitures »

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  11. Retweeted
    Mar 27

    Not sure they're going to get the sympathy they are fishing for...

    Landlords are ‘sick of being utilised as a cash cow’.
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  12. Retweeted
    Mar 27

    “We have to take ownership of the growth that is happening, not just let it happen” - explains how to build on the opportunities available to the business community across the to put the the region on the map.

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    Mar 26

    Javid approves council merger in west of England

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    Mar 26

    When bird nesting season coincides with local election season ...

    BREAK: The BBC understands there will be an immediate pause in tree felling by Sheffield City Council and private contractor Amey. Other tree maintenance work will continue during the pause. More to follow. Tune in to at 12.45 on BBC 2.
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  15. Mar 26

    Great - but isn't this mostly about the "London Housing Supply Situation"? Crises is about affordability, security of tenure, decent homes...

    Can rooftop extensions help solve the housing crisis?
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    Mar 25

    Paris Mayor Floats Free Transit for All

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    Mar 24

    Funny that sees saving as an obsession and not a virtue - when you see what it can achieve eh ?

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    Mar 23

    Govt is procuring consultants to take over making where councils lagging behind...

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  19. Mar 23

    Enjoyed having a fab work placement from this week. Site visits, planning cmmttee & planning statements through fresh eyes. Student did some great work on spreadsheets as well. The future for blt env pros is looking 🔆!

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  20. Retweeted
    Mar 23

    Don't forget! closing date of 28th (next wednesday) for applications for the Assistant Forward Planner post

    Thinking about developing a career in planning? We're advertising for an Assistant Forward Planner to join our busy local plan team! Find out more
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  21. Mar 22

    Government should devolve more powers to English regions, according to Burnham Praytell what are these "English Regions" about which you speak via

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