Best utilisation of council assets?

Is it perhaps time to sell leases on Knowle office car parking spaces – as with proposals for leases on beach hut

sites?  It might only be for a year or two but it definitely would make a profit on the current charge to staff and councillors of – nothing!

They can then do it in Honiton and Exmouth and make a tidy profit!

Any sightings of rare bird in the last couple of months?

A very rare bird was sighted in East Devon a little while ago and made many appearances in the months of April particularly – but there have been no sightings of it reported since early May.

Anyone seen our MP Hugo Swire in East Devon recently?

“Improved recycling” = fewer collections!

EDDC believes that by including cardboard in recycling collections it can reduce collection of other waste from once a fortnight to once every three weeks. There is concern from families that this will be inadequate and the problem of build-up of disposable nappies will increase. In the past, East Devon has responded to this by suggesting parents change to terry cloth nappies and wash them instead:

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/news/2015/06/trials-announced-for-improved-recycling-collection-service/

NPPF and Neighbourhood Plans: new Government report

http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN03741

NPPF allows “practitioners of the dark arts” to cut new social housing

And this comes from the professionals, not the public!

http://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/architects-call-for-nppf-reform-over-viability-concerns/5076195.article

Pending Neighbourhood Plans: developers lose court case

http://localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23403:developer-loses-court-of-appeal-challenge-over-neighbourhood-plan&catid=58&Itemid=26