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23 Apr 2015

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Isn’t Exmouth so lucky to have Clinton Devon Estates looking after its interests …

Clinton Devon Estates took the time, trouble and money to put this advertisement in this week’s Exmouth Journal.  Judge for yourselves whether this is a good thing for Exmouth or not.  The fact that the new draft Local Plan is out for consultation at the moment is a total coincidence no doubt.

 

Thursday, April 23, 2015 Exmouth journal

CLINTON DEVON ESTATES

A statement from Clinton Devon Estates

Our support for the future of Exmouth

We understand that some residents are concerned about the future growth and development of Exmouth and the role of Clinton Devon Estates in helping to deliver it. We would therefore like to take this opportunity to explain how we believe it can be achieved responsibly and sensitively.

Our vision is for a wholly sustainable development to meet the social, economic and environmental needs of the next generation; providing our children and grandchildren with a well-connected, balanced community with homes for all ages, employment and space for nature and for leisure.

Seven years of research and feedback, including information received during our Plumb Park consultation, has informed our vision to support the sustainable development of Exmouth. One key finding is that hardly any affordable housing has been delivered over the past I 0 years. Our response to this evidence includes:

  • 350 new homes to be built at Plumb Park— 40% (140) of which will be affordable housing to enable younger people and families to stay in the town
  • An application for 44 houses at Douglas Gardens of which 24 are age-restricted, enabling independent living for as long as possible
  • A proposed care village to provide for Exmouth’s growing elderly population
  • All new homes and streets inspired by the Avenues Design Statement
  • 14 acres of public open space, including a hilltop park, and access to the Maer from Pound Lane, providing valuable space for nature
  • Multi million pound investment in Liverton Business Park to provide space for employment, for both small and medium businesses, within walking or cycling distance of new homes
  • A fast-tracked upgrade to the traffic system at Littleham Cross
  • A commitment to agriculture in the Littleham Valley

Clinton Devon Estates’ links with Exmouth go back many hundreds of years. Our track record of delivering homes and employment as well as our investment in agriculture, the environment and the local economy should offer reassurance that we have the best interests of the town and the community at heart, both for today and for the next generation. Indeed, all proceeds from our sustainable developments will be reinvested in Exmouth and the local area.

We invite you to view our masterplan for Exmouth’s sustainable future at http://www.plumbpark.co.uk

3 thoughts on “Isn’t Exmouth so lucky to have Clinton Devon Estates looking after its interests …”

  1. The full page statement from Clinton Devon Estates (CDE) in today’s Exmouth Journal is as interesting as much for what it does not say, as for what it does.
    The unusual step of going public with some of the information about a significant development proposal by them is a step forward, but perhaps brought about more by public pressure than any goodwill towards the local community by CDE.
    No mention of some of CDE’s other questionable developments in Newton Poppleford, or their solar park at Liverton Farm.
    For me though, the notion that CDE claim to have the interests of the local community at heart is disproved by their largely secretive past discussions with their friends at EDDC over the sale of the Exmouth Seafront Covenants. The sale was the key to subsequent EDDC plans for the seafront ‘redevelopment’. You will not recall any advance publicity, or public debate, on that issue for there was none. You may recall that it took an instruction from the Information Commissioner to force EDDC to reveal details of the sale.
    No, I am not reassured by any means.

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  2. Yes they are lucky. They do a heck of a lot for local communities and manage their land well.

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    • I must totally agree,their management of the quarries and surrounding land on Woodbury Common is a prime example of how you can turn a “Pebblebed Heathland” into a replica of the Somme Battlefields in one easy stroke. I look forward to visiting the forthcoming replica of the Trenches of Verdun currently being excavated of the road between the Half way house and West Hill. The traffic volume puts troop movements on the D Day beaches to shame. So yes I agree it’s great to see CDE being the “Guardian’s of the Pebblebed Cash Reserves”!

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