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Interviews with Devon Councillors on BBC Politics Show this Sunday morning (12 May).

SOS  supporters may be interested in this weekend’s tv programme, described in this extract taken from Councillor Claire Wright’s blog :

BBC’s Politics Show shines spotlight on East Devon

The BBC’s flagship Sunday Politics Show will shine a bright spotlight on East Devon this week, with a series of interviews about what impact planning issues had on the council elections last week. The south west part of the programme, will also examine the appeal of independent councillors. There will be interviews with Dr Margaret Hall from the East Devon Campaign to Protect Rural England, new EDDC councillor Susie Bond, who was elected in a landslide victory in last week’s Feniton and Buckerell by-election, following Graham Brown’s resignation. I was also interviewed by Jenny Kumah about how important planning issues were to residents during the election. Answer: It was one of the top two issues raised with myself and Roger Giles, as we went from door to door talking with residents. Following the interviews, there will then be studio discussions with local MPs and possibly EDDC’s leader, Cllr Paul Diviani. Tune in at 11am on BBC1 this Sunday.


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STC objects to new notice board in Old Fore Street.

Sidmouth Town Council has recommended refusal for retrospective planning permission for the new noticeboard on the Pure Indulgence wall, in Old Fore Street. Grounds for refusal are that it is a hazard for delivery lorries, and that it is too untidy.

Intended for  local news and events,  SOS has found  this town centre noticeboard very useful. Though unprotected, notices have been treated with respect, and the board is constantly full, and easy to access.

The deadline for comments to EDDC  (online or in writing) is midday this Friday, 10th May. Please quote reference 13/0770/ FUL/ 


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Waldron’s Farm on Development Management Committee agenda, once again

There will be two sessions for this DMC (Tues 7th May) one in the morning, and one in the afternoon. Beginning at 11.am, several Planning Applications for Ottery St Mary will be considered.

All other Planning Applications will be discussed from 2pm, including the highly contentious one for Waldron’s Farm. This was of course referred to the Ombudsman after three Liberal Democrat members of DMC resigned in protest over alleged procedural irregularities. Outline Planning Permission has since been approved, as the Ombudsman found no evidence of anything untoward.  Members of the public are expected to express their continuing concerns to the DMC on Tuesday afternoon.