Woodbury and Lympstone (two seats)
William Carter (Conservative) – 383
Ben Ingham (Independent) – 1,453 ELECTED
Geoff Jung (Independent) – 1,396 ELECTED
Cheryl McGauley (Conservative) – 432
Category Archives: Lympstone
To the reader who has just commented on untaxed cars with Tory poster on them …
Would the person who recently sent a comment (presumably for publication) which appears to be supportive of Tories parking untaxed and un-MOT’d cars near polling stations (or at least not in favour of Owl drawing attention to it, hard to say the comment does not make it clear) in Woodbury and Lympstone please resend it without the rider that says:
“CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email is confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender IMMEDIATELY. You should not copy the email or use it for any purpose or disclose its contents to any other person. GENERAL STATEMENT: Any statements made or intentions expressed in this communication may not necessarily reflect the views of [cannot print name]. Be advised that no content herein may be held upon [cannot print name] unless confirmed by issuance of a formal contractual document.”
after which Owl will be happy to print it (unless you want Owl to enter a formal contract before printing – it will do no such thing).
Given the rider, Owl is really not sure it IS the intended recipient and would like to be 100% sure the sender wants it printing. It may be just a private message to Owl. Or maybe meant for someone else, in which case it will be trashed.
FOUR untaxed and uninsured cars with Tory placards in Woodbury and Lympstone
KE03ZWU Skoda in Woodbury Salterton No Tax No Mot
MD04KVV Toyota in Exton No Tax
X63EDT Ford Ka in Lympstone No Tax No MOT
WD54FZZ Citroen in Woodbury No Tax.
Checked with the DVLA website. If they are not MOT or Taxed they are therefore uninsured!
To have them removed as abandoned cars it needs people to contact the local authority who will use their preferred contractor to remove them.
However in this case this would be Woodbury Car breakers and the co owner is one of the Tory Candidates
“Power plant plans for [Carter family?] land on outskirts of Exmouth”
A planning application has been submitted to provide 20 self-contained generators on land south of Woodbury Business Park.
Enquiries seem to point to Woodbury Business Park being the instigators. Woodbury Business Park is owned by Zoe House and her husband. Zoe is the sister to Robin and Rowan Carter and therefore an an aunt to William Carter, who is a Conservative candidate for Woodbury and Lympstone at the coming district council election on 2 May 2019.
“A new power plant could be built on the outskirts of Exmouth, new plans have revealed.
A planning application has been submitted on behalf of Plutus Energy Group for 20 self-contained natural gas engine-driven electricity generators on land South of Woodbury Business Park.
The application has already drawn two objections with one saying it contravenes both the National Planning Policy Framework and the other calling it ‘totally inappropriate’ for this part of East Devon.
However, East Devon District Council’s environmental health department has said the power plant would have a ‘low impact’ on the nearest residential properties.
Woodbury Parish Council is set to be consulted and the deadline for consultation is Friday, May 10.
East Devon District Council will make the final decision.
https://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/power-plant-plans-for-woodbury-1-6004231
What happens when what’s good for your community isn’t necessarily good for your businesses?
Info from correspondents coming thick and fast in this last couple of weeks before voting – here’s one from Woodbury and Lympstone (NOT Lympstone and Woodbury, as it appears on Tory party leaflets!).
“Interesting to read the glossy brochure submitted by the 2 young “Tory Hopefuls” standing against the hard-working Independent Councillors in the Woodbury and Lympstone Ward. Shame they don’t get the ward title right as they seem to think its Lympstone and Woodbury!
Cheryl Mcgauley the present chair of Woodbury Parish Council has joined up with William Carter to challenge for the 2 seats available in the ward.
Cheryl needs no introduction to most of the ward electors as she has chaired the Parish Council in Woodbury for the last 4 years.
William is less known, but his family are well-known in East Devon! His father Rowen Carter runs the family business that includes Exmouth Docks, and Greendale Business Park. His uncle and aunt Robin Carter and Zoe House run Ladram Bay Holiday Park, and his brother Matt runs Greendale Farm shop.
In their leaflet Will says he is eager to represent the electorate and make a positive impact locally.
However, judging by the family’s history of development at Exmouth docks, Woodbury Park Golf Club, before selling on, and the continuing issues at Ladram Bay and Greendale Business Park most local people would say the family have already made an impression!
The whole idea of representing constituents is you need to voice the electorates’ concerns. How can that be done, when they are required to declare an interest and leave the debate on matters that concern the many issues relating to these local businesses?
According to the brochure Will and Cheryl love their ward which they say is a great place to live and work.
They believe there is a need to achieve a balance between the environment (in particular, places like the Exe estuary and Woodbury Common) and promoting sustainable development, affordable housing, and employment opportunities.
Many residents would argue that with more work places than there are working people living in the ward already, with Greendale and Woodbury Business parks alone, providing 1700 jobs, the balance if anything is too far leaning the wrong way!
The brochure reports that Conservative led East Devon delivers. However, it doesn’t mention the massive debt the new Honiton headquarters has cost (£16M) , nor next years “black hole” of a £1M in the Council’s Budget. Nor the £70M shortfall in infrastructure requirements over the next 12 years!!
The brochure makes many bland promises, which, if the new administration dared to follow, will lead the Council to more spending, but the brochure also promises to remain a “low tax council”
Where is the money coming from to cover our existing black holes never mind these new extravagant promises!”
Is YOUR village on the EDDC list for expansion? And another east/west divide
East Devon District Council Strategic Planning Committee are going to discuss:
“Principles for accommodating the future growth needs of East Devon”
on 4 September 2018.
The Committee are being asked to endorse
“The proposed principles for growth” as the basis for future discussion and consultation on accommodating extra growth in the district.”
The document is described as the “start of the debate” for future East Devon growth points for both the GESP (The Greater Exeter Strategic Plan) and the East Devon Local Plan review, which is required to be updated within the next two years.
For the last few years East Devon District Council have achieved their own Local Plan agreed target of 950 dwellings per year. (EDDC Target is 17,100 dwellings between the years of 2013 to 2031).
Recently Central Government decided to calculate each District`s housing requirement targets on a set matrix. East Devon’s build out figure has been set to be 844 homes per year. However, the report suggests that rather than achieve the Government target of 844 new houses per year there is a proposal to build out much higher levels of growth.
The report explains that the objective of higher growth could be achieved by what is called a “Growth Deal” with Central Government where a group of Councils agree to build more housing in return for infrastructure investment from central funds.
This proposed “Growth Deal” is being prepared by the Councils of East Devon, Exeter, Teignbridge and Mid Devon through the “GESP” Greater Exeter Strategic Plan.
It is recognised that Exeter is unable to provide the housing land required to sustain the expected growth of the city, and the rural areas and towns in the rest of the combined area will be required to increase their housing requirements in exchange for the infrastructure improvements for access to and from the city of Exeter.
Improvements to the motorway junctions, new roads, extra park and rides, rail improvements, new stations and an integrated transport system are all identified as priority improvements to overcome the already chronic delays on Exeter`s transport network. There are also aspirations for a “sports hub and concert venue” for Greater Exeter to be included in the GESP infrastructure needs.
The report gives a brief synopsis of the towns in East Devon and concludes that other than the new town of Cranbrook there is limited scope for growth due to the various towns’ proximity to the AONB designated areas, or they are bordering on the coast or close to flood plains.
The conclusion from the report is that the existing towns will only accommodate minimal growth, and with two-thirds of East Devon being included in the AONB of the Pebblebed Heaths or the Blackdown Hills the only area that can accommodate substantial growth is within the North West part of the district.
The report describes this area as the Western most quadrant of this district to the North of Exmouth and West of Ottery St Mary. The land is described to benefit from being relatively flat with no landscape designations. It is also well served by main roads with good vehicle access via the M5, A30, A3052 and A376 and has good existing public transport links with the railway line and existing bus routes.
There are 3 possible ways described as to how development could be achieved in this area.
1. Establish a further new town. Basically, create another Cranbrook. However, the report considers that the creation of another new town in the area could harm the delivery of Cranbrook.
2. Establish a number of new villages. Create a series of modern Devon villages but the report considers that this option would be most damaging in landscape terms.
3. Centre Growth around Existing Villages.
Growth would be required to be substantial with around 400 to 500 extra homes to be added to a number of existing villages (The report does not state how many villages will be required within this area). However, this could harm the character of the village and the existing community.
The new NPPF acknowledges that:
“The supply of a large number of new homes can often be best achieved through planning for larger scale development such as new settlements or significant extensions to existing villages and towns, provided they are well located and designed, and supported by necessary infrastructure and facilities.”
A list of the Parishes within the expansion area for extra housing area
By referring to a map of the area these are the Parishes(villages) which are within the West of the district which could have development of between 400 to 500 extra dwellings, parishes identified could be:
Nether Exe
Rewe
Brampford Speke
Upton Pyne.
Stoke Canon
All these Villages are North of Exeter and access is by way of the A377 – which is not listed as one of the featured roads, so it is unlikely these will be included.
Broadclyst
Clyst Honiton
Sowton
Rockbeare
Wimple.
These Villages are close to Cranbrook and therefore unlikely to be selected to avoid the villages and town merging.
Clyst Hydon
Clyst St Lawrence
Aylesbeare
Marsh Green
These Parishes are remote from a main road or railway station which probably eliminates them because of their unsustainable location.
Lympstone
This Village is already designated in the report to provide growth for Exmouth.
This leaves the following Parishes most likely to be included for further expansion in the proposals:
Poltimore
Huxham
Clyst St Mary
Clyst St George (includes the village of Ebford)
West Hill
Woodbury (includes the village of Woodbury Salterton and Exton)
Farringdon.
The “Principles for Growth” which the committee are being asked to agree to:
• A significant proportion of growth to be in the Western part of the district by either a new town or extending a number of villages or building new villages.
• Plus, modest growth in existing towns with strategic growth around Axminster, Exmouth (including Lympstone), Honiton and Ottery St Mary.
• All other Villages to be encouraged to provide modest growth through their Neighbourhood Plans.
• Focus development on main transport corridors if possible.
Conclusion:
For the last few years, East Devon has successfully complied with the government`s Housing Strategy, with their current Local Plan and at present build out rates, this will over subscribe the Government Building Target until the year 2031.
The Government is not forcing East Devon to co-operate with Exeter to provide some of their housing needs. This decision is totally at the discretion of the District Council and their leaders.
Yes, Exeter is a thriving growth city, and it is recognised that the road and rail connections are dire, but why destroy the character of a part of East Devon for these improvements?
The very reason people choose to relocate to Exeter, its surrounding towns and villages is the beautiful Devon countryside; the building of a mass of new housing will simply make the area a mirror image of the existing areas the people are wanting to move away from!
So, to satisfy the aspirations and needs of the City of Exeter, the rural west area of East Devon will be required to build many more houses with either another new town or new villages or building an extra 500 houses to a number of existing village communities.
Will the Strategic Planning Committee endorse this proposal or not?
Swire says developers “gamed” Cranbrook to its detriment and Neighbourhood Plans aren’t working!
He says developers refused to create a town centre because there weren’t enough people living there! He says the council is now having to step in to rectify this!
Owl thinks that perhaps there are not enough people living there (question: how many is enough?) because there is no town centre!
Lympestone has to suffer to “benefit” Exmouth
“Lympstone residents have accused Devon County Council (DCC) of ignoring the village during the Dinan Way extension consultation process.
Council officers were subjected to scrutiny by the public at an open meeting in the village over a proposed £12million extension, which will link Dinan Way to the A376.
Mary Truell, who has lived in the area for 88 years and currently resides in Wotton Lane, Lymsptone, said the council had taken no notice of where the road was due to be built.
She said: “I would like to know who put in the application for the road because it is erroneous.
“All the time it talks about Exmouth and Exmouth benefits, but the whole thing is in Lympstone.”
DCC’s chief engineer for highways, Rob Richard, responded by admitting it was a project for Exmouth.
He said: “I am not going to stand here and say this is a scheme for Lympstone because it clearly isn’t. I am not pretending it is something it isn’t.
“It was quite clear the strength of feeling about the south route. It was very much the preference, not only from residents and the community of Lympstone, but also Exmouth as well.
“Unfortunately, consultation for us goes wider than the community and residents and, unfortunately, it is not us that dictates the importance of listed buildings, it’s government policy.
“We don’t get on with the National Trust and English Heritage any better than you guys do.”
Mr Richards added: “Hopefully, the road will provide a long, feasible structure that is going to help move traffic in and around Exmouth.”
DCC has voted through a compromise third route for Dinan Way after two proposed routes – a ‘south’ route and ‘valley’ route – were rejected after consultation. Despite being more popular with the public, the south route, which passed near A la Ronde in Summer Lane, was opposed by the National Trust.
Lympstone district and parish councillor Rob Longhurst accused the county council of letting everyone down with the road extension.
He said: “We are talking about loss of homes, financial hardship and social trauma.
“I am afraid I consider Devon County Council has failed us on these consultations.
“I think £12million is a ridiculous amount. It ignores the views of the consultations, raises the prospects of flooding in Lympstone and puts transient traffic problems over and above the effects on residents here.”
http://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/villagers_hit_out_at_dinan_way_extension_1_4800155
Warnings about Devon’s flood defences we published in February 2015
“… The Environment Agency data showed the majority were in areas where large numbers of homes and businesses could be vulnerable to flooding.
However, the agency said “most of the issues are minor”.
Other failures from the agency’s latest inspection report included some sea defences, culverts, outfalls and embankments.”
Devon – Tavistock, Horrabridge, Plymouth, Lympstone, Ottery St Mary, Exeter, Totnes, Barnstaple, Dawlish Warren, Ilfracombe, Tiverton, Kingsbridge, Teignmouth, Torbay and Clyst St Mary”
First published on
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-31313464
and at
on 10 February 2015
AND another consultation: Villages, small towns and their built-up boundaries – yep, another cart that went before horse!
Recall that, with no consultation whatsoever, built-up boundaries for Dunkeswell and Chardstock were changed and inserted into the latest draft of the Local Plan.
Dear Sir/Madam
East Devon Villages Plan – consultation on proposed criteria for defining built-up area boundaries for villages and small towns
The council is reviewing its approach to defining its ‘Built-up Area Boundaries’ and wants your input.
We have prepared a brief paper, which is attached, that sets out what we would like to do and how you can get involved. We have also included an update paper on the Villages Plan for information.
If you have any comments on the approach set out, please write to us on or before Monday 21 September 2015 so that we can consider them before we prepare the next stage of our ‘Villages Plan’.
You can submit your views by either writing to us at Planning Policy, East Devon District Council, Knowle, Sidmouth, EX10 8HL or sending an email to us at localplan@eastdevon.gov.uk. Please put ‘Villages Built-up Area Boundary Consultation’ in the subject box of the email or at the top of your letter. It would be helpful if you could respond to the 5 questions set out in the consultation paper.
Please contact the planning policy team on 01395 516551 if you have any queries.
Yours faithfully
Linda Renshaw (Mrs)
Senior Planning Officer
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
East Devon District Council
( 01395 571683
8 lrenshaw@eastdevon.gov.uk
” http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk
* Planning Policy Section, East Devon District Council, Knowle, Station Road, Sidmouth, EX10 8HL
Straitgate Farm Quarry Application for 100 acre quarry, near Ottery
A planning application for a 100 acre quarry at Straitgate Farm, near Ottery St Mary has been made by Aggregate Industries to Devon County Council.
A separate application has been submitted for processing the sand and gravel at Blackhill Quarry on Woodbury Common, which would result in a minimum of 140 lorry movements each day along the B3180.
Residents now have until 2nd July to comment on the application, by Aggregate Industries.
Also, the draft minerals plan (long term strategic quarrying document), in which Straitgate Farm is a preferred site, will be considered by Devon County Council’s development management committee on Tuesday 15 July, before being consulted on for three months. It is vital that as many people attend this meeting as possible. It starts at 2pm.
For more information about the proposed quarry visit Straitgate Action Group
This is Claire Wright’s thoughts Cllr Claire Wright’s Blog
Cllr Rob Longhurst has posted his views Cllr Rob Longhurt’s Web site
Here’s the link to the documentation – Planning Applications – Devon County Council
Send your comments to planning@devon.gov.uk
If you want to add comments – please do – if you want to add links to more information – tell Owl
Owl says – These applications effect the whole of the West of East Devon – it is therefore a MAJOR EDW issue. Apart from the obvious environmental damage to our ancient heritage the impact on the B3180 is immense – this road is not wide enough in many sections to allow a large 40tonne articulated lorry and a car to pass – these lorries are not slow and meeting one is scarey in the extreme. Write to this blog or better still Devon County Council but oppose these applications.
Roger Giles (Ind) polls highest vote in District Council elections
We’ve had further feedback from today’s election of East Devon District Councillors, when Independents gained considerable ground. Here are some highlights:
– The voters’ favourite was Roger Giles, the seasoned Independent Councillor for Ottery St Mary Town Ward, with 2087 votes.
– Paul Diviani, Leader of the Council) retained his seat at Yarty. He received 776 votes. But votes against him totalled 795.
– Cabinet member, Ray Bloxham (525 votes) lost in Raleigh Ward to IEDA candidate, Geoff Jung (950 votes).
– IEDA Leader, Ben Ingham successfully held Woodbury & Lympstone, where he and IEDA colleague, Rob Longhurst, defeated David Atkins (Con).
– The most significant cull of Tory Councillors was in Sidmouth, with Independents now in control:
There was a surprise defeat for Graham Troman, who ironically has often stood up alone for Sidmouth, without the backing of the other local councillors.
Stuart Hughes is the sole remaining Conservative, sharing Sidmouth-Sidford with Dawn Manley and Marianne Rixson, both IEDA.
Sidmouth Town Ward is in the hands of Cathy Gardner (IEDA), Matt Booth(IEDA) and John Dyson (Independent).
The Sidmouth Herald reporters were quick to pick this up: http://www.sidmouthherald.co.uk/news/election/eddc_independents_oust_tories_in_sidmouth_town_1_4066681
For complete election result information, go to http://eastdevon.gov.uk/elections-and-registering-to-vote/elections-2015/2015-district-council-elections-results/
Neighbourhood plans to the rescue?
Lympstone residents, Hugo Swire, and Ben Bradshaw, discuss this in the Sunday Politics show:
Flood prevention cuts “a false economy” say MPs
Coastal Community Teams
Get an initial £10,000 and ability to bid for a share of a further £3 million. None of our coastal towns are amongst the first 12 to be announced.
Teamworking amongst towns does not seem to be popular in East Devon, perhaps because they are often at loggerheads due to devisive political shenanigans at town and district council level.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coastal-community-teams-bidding-prospectus
Some of Devon’s flood defences failing: Lympstone, Ottery and Clyst St Mary
“... The Environment Agency data showed the majority were in areas where large numbers of homes and businesses could be vulnerable to flooding.
However, the agency said “most of the issues are minor”.
Other failures from the agency’s latest inspection report included some sea defences, culverts, outfalls and embankments.”
Devon – Tavistock, Horrabridge, Plymouth, Lympstone, Ottery St Mary, Exeter, Totnes, Barnstaple, Dawlish Warren, Ilfracombe, Tiverton, Kingsbridge, Teignmouth, Torbay and Clyst St Mary”
East Devon Watch 