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EDDC, Newton Poppleford

Newton Poppleford – King Alfred Way – update and how to object AGAIN

Latest communication from EDDC below.  How many more cock-ups do we have to suffer?

Dear Sir/Madam

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990
PROPOSAL: Outline application for the development of up to 40 houses, doctors’ surgeryand associated infrastructure, open space and landscaping (all matters except access reserved)

LOCATION: Land South Of King Alfred Way Newton Poppleford Sidmouth

I refer to the above-mentioned planning application which was recently approved by the
Council. Unfortunately the decision of the Council was recently subject to a legal challenge
in relation to a perceived procedural error in the processing of the application which the
Council has chosen not to contest. As a result of this action the decision has been
quashed and the matter will now be redetermined. All of the comments that you and other
residents made on this application will be reconsidered and therefore there is no need for
you to re-send us comments that you have already made.

You should however note that a new screening opinion has been made to determine
whether the application should be the subject of an Environmental Impact Assessment and
this opinion is available at the Council Offices, Knowle, Sidmouth and on the Council’s
website. If you wish to comment on the revised screening opinion please ensure that your
comments are made in writing to us by the 28th April.

Whilst writing I can also inform you that it is our intention to put the application on the
agenda for consideration by the Council’s Development Management Committee at their
meeting on the 8th May 2014.

The meeting will take place at The Council Chamber, Council Offices, The Knowle,
Sidmouth. The start time of the meeting and the agenda will be published on the Council’s
website at least 7 days before the meeting.

Members of the public are welcome to attend and speak at this meeting for up to 3 mins.
You are not permitted to distribute handouts at the meeting. If you wish to speak on a
particular application, simply enter your name on the sheets located near the entrance to

East Devon District Council
Knowle
Sidmouth
Devon
EX10 8HL
DX48705 Sidmouth
Tel: 01395 516551
http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk

the Council Chamber, in the corresponding section which indicates whether you are a
supporter or objector.

You should, however, note that any correspondence submitted in response to the
application will have been summarised in the Committee report. Where there is a group of
objectors or supporters, a spokesperson should be appointed to speak on behalf of the
group.

If you have any queries regarding this application, please contact the Central Team on
01395 571596.
Yours faithfully
Central Team
For Head of Economy-

 

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Local Plan

Has EDDC acknowledged the letter from the Local Plan Inspector?

If so, it should be on the Local Plan Inspector’s correspondence page.

Surely, some acknowledgment and an outline of EDDC’s intentions should have been sent to him by now.  Can anyone point us to any correspondence after the initial response from Mr Thickett – who seemed very keen to hear from EDDC as quickly as possible?

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EDDC, Honiton/ Gittisham

Pots … kettles: Councillor Mike Allen resigns from Honiton Town Council saying it is undemocratic

 

When might we expect his resignation from EDDC for the same reason one wonders:

In his letter Cllr explained that his district council commitments had also contributed to his decision to resign but he said he believed the chairing of the key debates on the Beehive have been “undemocratic”.

Councillor Allen was the Chair of EDDC’s Local Plan Panel (2) who refused permission for Councillor Roger Giles to speak on Ottery St Mary and was later censured for that.

Read more: http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Honiton-councillor-resigns-Beehive-Community/story-20960711-detail/story.html#ixzz2yyQigK00

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Planning Wars

Unfortunately, the article doesn’t include councils like ours whose incompetence, foot dragging, omnishambles is why we don’t have a Local Plan:

http://www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2014/apr/14/planning-wars-strangle-new-housing

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EDA Weekly News

After the disappointment at the preliminary findings of the Local Plan Inspector, and EDDC’s failure which leaves the district under threat from development for even longer, there was plenty of good news to cheer us all up this week.

Feniton celebrates as the Super Inquiry Inspector throws out 3 planning appeals totalling 200 homes – http://susiebond.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/appeal-decision-in-brief-feniton-super-inquiry/

Newton Poppleford residents are also hopeful, with the highly controversial King Alfred Way application now stalled, after their successful application for a Judicial Review – http://sidmouthindependentnews.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/more-errors-of-judgement-by-eddc-this-time-at-newton-poppleford/

300 Houses planned for Gittisham are currently on hold, as the DMC decided a site visit was essential, after being warned by EDDC’s solicitor that reasons for a refusal had to be defended at appeal -See post 03.04.2014, in monthly archives, on http://www.claire-wright.org

Last Wednesday, a vote on EDDC proposals to restrict public speaking at council meetings was postponed, and the matter referred to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee – https://eastdevonwatch.org/2014/04/10/you-are-going-to-get-a-backlash-full-council-is-warned/

There is evidently some cross-party agreement that councils who have not managed to produce a local plan should be held to account by their residents – https://eastdevonwatch.org/2014/04/13/tory-planning-minister-nick-boles-agrees-with-eddc-independent-councillor-roger-giles/

And last, but by no means least, Dame Helen Ghosh, Director General of the National Trust, in a rare move for such a high-profile civil servant, has also waded in to the debate about the adverse affects of the NPPF – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/greenpolitics/planning/10763789/Local-authorities-hustled-into-passing-greenfield-planning-permissions.html

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Sat 19th April – EDA Easter Event in the Strand in Exmouth from 10 am – 5.30 pm – Poster gives details:EDA Exmouth
Fri 16th May – EDA Annual General Meeting at Colyford Memorial Hall from 6.30 – 9.00 pm. Details to follow.

COMPETITIONS

East Devon Writers are running a competition for original stories, up to 500 words long, about events or places in East Devon to win the opportunity to get published in a forthcoming book. See poster for full details: Writing competition Poster (1)

EDA online photography competition – coming soon.