Also Richard Foord MP met with NHS property managers 31 Jan and will be pushing them to back this new status – see X posts below.
[NB EDDC would now have to approve of any demolition plans!]
East Devon District Council has declared Seaton Hospital an Asset of Community Value, which obliges its owners, NHS Property Services (NHSPS), to give the community first refusal in case of disposal.
NHSPS had opposed the move, but EDDC leader Paul Arnott (Lib Dem, Coly Valley), urged them to recognise local public opinion and refrain from appealing against the decision.
This is another step towards securing the whole of the hospital for continuing use as a centre for health and wellbeing.
East Devon Watch 