There has been a concerted effort recently at EDDC meetings to blame us, the public, for failure of the draft Local plan because we are all NIMBYs and forced EDDC (we know not how) to reduce housing numbers against their collective will.
Let us then revisit this statement, made in December 2010, by EDDC’s then Leader, Sara Randall Johnson:
29 December 2010
Ms Randall Johnson said with support from partners including the Exeter Civic Centre and Devon County Council, EDDC is “bucking the national trend” and forging ahead with a reputation for delivering growth.
“I do understand the concerns of some that expansion must not jeopardise our delightful East Devon environment,” she continued. “And I couldn’t agree more. We now believe some of our housing and employment building estimates may have been too high and I have ordered a complete review of this strategy with a report due in the summer.”
East Devon Watch 