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Colyton, DCC, Developers/ Development, Environment (local)

Colyton public footpaths: research

Bumped up from a comment so people have the chance to see how a current commentator views it:

“A quick search suggests that you can find a background summary at http://www.devon.gov.uk/cma_report.htm?cmadoc=report_hcw1371.html and further documents relating to the appeal at http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/planning/countryside/rightsofway/onlinerow/onlinerowd

The bad news is that this process seems to be well advanced – the good news is that it doesn’t appear to be completed yet.

It appears that DCC made an order on 20 November 2013 to delete these footpaths, but that this requires review by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and a Public Local Inquiry.

The Notice of review by SecState and Public Local Inquiry was dated 1 September 2014 (more than 17 months ago), with an implication that representations and objections preceded that date, and a deadline of 8 December 2014 for representers and objectors to submit their legal case. The good news is that the Public Local Inquiry has been postponed at least twice first from 11 February 2015 and then from August 2015, with no revised date appearing – and no indication why there is a delay or whether the process has stalled permanently.

I would imagine that the proposals can still be viewed at Colyton Parish Council offices on Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30am-noon, and at Devon County Hall weekdays 9am-4pm.”

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How can you have a Part A on an agenda when everything is secret!

This is what the EDDC website says about the Asset Management Forum:

“The Forum is currently held in private, excluding the press and public. Agendas, reports and minutes are published below but some information has been redacted due to its confidential nature.”

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/committees-and-meetings/other-panels-and-forums/asset-management-forum/

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The Asset Management Forum therefore appears to meet in secret. This is its latest agenda:

Click to access 110216amfcombinedagenda.pdf

How can you have a Part A (public) section when everything is held in secret and is therefore automatically Part B?

All Part B agenda items must be announced well in advance and the reasons for the secrecy must be given.

This does not happen with the Asset Management Forum.

Why?

Or, has it suddenly been made open to the public – but no-one thought to tell us?

Curious.

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Freedom of Information: information refused or not held by EDDC

Freedom of Information – Requests for information where it was refused or where they say no information is held dealt with by East Devon District Council in the last six months (September 2015 – February 2016)

Bear in mind these are only those published on the What Do They Know website – there will have been others submitted directly and refused and a large number are awaiting reply which may be refused or “awaiting internal classification” [no idea what that means!] or are subject to appeal.

Refusal to say by how much EDDC is subsidising the Leisure East Devon Ocean facility in Exmouth
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/the_ocean_complex_exmouth_what_f#comment-66779

More detailed information on past electricity consumption at Knowle and saying that EDDC does not “hold” utility bills like domestic consumers so it cannot provide the information requested:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/electricity_consumption_at_the_k#incoming-754358

A request as to how much temporary staffing is costing EDDC is long overdue for reply:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/temporary_staffing_121#incoming-741085

Refusal to publish the contract agreed between EDDC and PegasusLife for sale of Knowle:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/temporary_staffing_121#incoming-741085

Gas consumption at Knowle (see electricity consumption above):
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/gas_consumption_at_the_knowle#incoming-734172

Evidence for more retail outlets on Exmouth seafront – information not held so cannot be divulged:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/evidence_of_need_of_more_retail#outgoing-492759

Reports: were they critically examined or simply accepted as fact? Information not held:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/were_commissioned_reports_critic#incoming-724381

What strikes Owl: how much information EDDC ought to have at its fingertips and doesn’t.

How can they know relocation is the right thing if they don’t have numbers? How can they be sure reports are accurate if they are not critically reviewed and transparent? Why can’t we know how much our council taxes are subsidising Leisure East Devon? Why can’t we know how much temporary staff cost when Jeremy Hunt is so profligate with this information for the NHS?