The Broken Hearts of Atmos
A small but fervent band of supporters gathered with Atmos broken hearts of cardboard on Saturday morning of May 11th 2024 to mark the latest chapter in the ever lengthening saga of the Atmos project at the former Dairy Crest site.
The ruling
A planning inspector ruled earlier this month that the Fastglobe plan – which had been rejected by the planners at South Hams District Council – should be allowed on appeal.
Fastglobe now has three years to implement the permission. Its first act must be to build a bat house on the site, which has lain derelict since 2007. Among those who have pushed the Atmos plan for so long. there is doubt that Fastglobe will ever build its scheme , which includes 80 dwellings.
In March 2021 Rob Hopkins spoke about the unexpected sale of the site to FastGlobe: “Following a year of pursuing our legal right in relation to the former Dairy Crest site in Totnes, we discovered on Friday 12th March that the site had been sold, by its owner Saputo Dairy UK Ltd, to Fastglobe Mastics, an Essex-based company, a deal brokered by local ‘land agent’ Mr Patrick Gillies, of Bruce Gillies Ltd.
Two sides to every story
Totnes Pulse hopes to talk directly to the developers soon to ask about the project, the work and when it will begin on the Fastglobe project.
Meanwhile, Rob Hopkins, one of the driving forces behind the Atmos scheme of 62 affordable homes, workspace and community facilities in the listed Brunel building, told the Pulse he was immensely proud of the campaign.
Hear what he said here: