Local CPRE Chair, Tim Hale, caused some consternation amongst those present at the February 14th hearing the Examination of EDDC’s Local Plan, when he seemed to be arguing for the removal of coastal preservation area status from the Exe Estuary. The matter has now been clarified, on the CPRE website: http://www.cpredevon.org.uk/topics/coasts-and-estuaries-designated-areas/

Further comment here:http://www.claire-wright.org/index.php/post/campaign_to_protect_rural_england_clarifies_its_position_on_protection_of_c