I spent this morning, with members of my team, visiting residents in communities at Newcourt, Clyst Heath and Broadfields. Pic: Talking to a very nice Mrs Taylor at Broadfields.
Hi Mark and Paul When I was reviewing the answers to the written questions at Wednesday’s full council meeting last evening, I realised that the judgement on key reports of the state of the Knowle that the Information Commissioner has ruled must be public, will be made two days after the decision on the office relocation. The move to schedule an extraordinary meeting to make a final decision on [...]
The council is battling the Information Commissioner’s disclosure ruling which insists that EDDC must release key reports on the state of the Knowle buildings. But EDDC has refused and last summer attended a tribunal in Exeter with its barristers, presided over by a judge. It is using a flimsy technicality to back up its case that reports should not be published. It is quite astonishing to [...]
But in an answer both to mine and Cllr Susie Bond’s questions at the meeting, it was confirmed that the strategic housing market assessment (revised housing figures that we have all been waiting for, for almost one year) will be published in early March, with a report to the development management committee by the end of March, which will consider the new proposed housing numbers. The [...]
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Claire Wright, the Independent fighting to be the next Member of Parliament for the East Devon constituency, is now regarded as the candidate most likely to unseat the current MP, Foreign Minister Hugo Swire. She is drawing ahead of the other three parties contesting the seat and the data implies that she is attracting support from many anxious to see a Conservative defeat. Her odds, [...]
Much of the work was done by former Devon County Councillor, Roger Giles and West Hill Residents Association long before I came on the scene, but for whatever reason, mainly either a lack of funding or difficulty with coming to an agreement with the adjacent landowners about land purchase, it was unable to be progressed. Until this year! It has been so important because of the speed that [...]
Devon County Council proposes to include Straitgate Farm in its minerals plan and Aggregate Industries has spent around two years trying to overcome significant environmental difficulties, in order to get permission to quarry at Straitgate. To find out more, visit: West Hill British Legion on Monday 2 March, between 2pm and 6.30pm OR The Institute, Yonder Street, Ottery St Mary, on Tuesday 3 [...]
......................................................................................... The Cabinet meeting scheduled for 18 March has been brought forward a week and will now be held on Wednesday 11 March 5.30 start (The agenda will include a report on the Office relocation) Cabinet members, Chairman of the Council and Chairman of O/S, please note that the Cabinet briefing will now be held [...]
After a shaky start and the resignation of the chairman of the tree task forum within one hour back in December, Cllr Mike Howe now very ably, chairs the committee. Today we looked at enforcement, which I am hoping will be tightened, replacing trees lost to development with several to make up for the loss of an important tree, how the neighbourhood planning process can incorporate tree protection,[...]
If I became East Devon’s MP I would NOT take other paid work. I would dedicate myself 100 per cent to being a strong and hard-working constituency MP….. .... How many jobs does our current MP have? And does he have the time to properly represent the people of East Devon?