South Somerset is Lib Dem controlled but shares the same Chief Executive with East Devon District Council:

….; “Cllr Nick Colbert raised fears that the council had “not properly listened” to the inspector’s demands.

He said: “We can’t just say the inspector doesn’t know what he’s talking about, and I’ve got serious worries that this whole plan is going to go down.”
http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Government-held-gun-heads-Local-Plan-south/story-20819075-detail/story.html