From a commentator below:

Surely no-one would dare to suggest Cllr Diviani would put the interests of property developers before the interests of his constituents?! Oh, hang on…

http://www.cgfry.co.uk/news/27/Withycombe+House+Officially+Opened

In all seriousness, it is, I suppose, legitimate for a local dignitary to open a new housing development. However, in the current circumstances, is it really appropriate for the leader of EDDC to be quite so gushing in his praise for developers?

“It was a pleasure to be part of the ribbon cutting ceremony and see first-hand the quality of workmanship undertaken to restore Withycombe House. Family owned independent developer C G Fry has shown us once again how they use their extensive experience in listed buildings by taking a landmark building and restoring it to its former glory to create high quality and bespoke homes with the surrounding area. We have worked with C G Fry in the past, most recently they developed the Devon and Cornwall scheme at Holmdale, Sidmouth, a site that was owned by the council.”