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Dawlish proposals include a casino, arts cafe and the sale of the town council HQ

Dawlish redevelopment proposals include a casino, a new enclosed pavilion with an arts cafe, a posh restaurant overlooking the railway and modernising the town centre and outlying areas, plus the sale of the town council offices  – the Manor House, a 200-year-old Grade II listed building in the Manor Gardens.

The consultation takes place Wednesday, November 11, at the Shaftesbury Theatre in Brunswick Place, Dawlish, between 2pm and 6pm.

Former mayor Cllr Rosalind Prowse told thisissouthdevon: “Dawlish is dying and it needs a huge injection of capital and spirit and a willingness to change with society. Otherwise it will fade into a negative seaside town and just become dormant compared to Exeter, Newton Abbot and Plymouth. Dawlish is better than that.”

She said: “The Manor House is a beautiful building in a beautiful setting but it is not built for the purpose. The problem is it costs £40,000 to £50,000 to just look at it. It was never built to hold meetings or for wheelchair access.”

Work already carried out is a a path alongside the Stream in Brunswick Place costing £45,000. With work just beginning on a new waterfowl enclosure.





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