As a defence for its incompetent handling of the draft Local Plan, EDDC’s explanation begs more questions than it answers.
“Vice chairman of the East Devon Alliance campaign group, John Witherington, said: “East Devon is caught between the hammer of Exeter city and the anvil of West Dorset and should be fighting for every bit of countryside it has rather than allow it to be nibbled away by neighbouring authorities.
“It is disappointing not to see a date by which the council will have laboured day and night to complete it by so it can be returned to the inspector – given that until a plan is approved the countryside is vulnerable.”
Councillors on the council’s Development Management Committee are due to approve the action plan on Thursday, May 8.
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