The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) regulations will take effect in just eight days’ time (Weds 27th March), for all local authorities who do not have a 5-year Land Supply in place. This includes East Devon District Council.

A reminder of the consequences, and that all opponents are not simply Nimbys, is in this Telegraph article:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/greenpolitics/planning/9797252/Nimby-fight-of-planning-ministers-parents.html

The village of Talaton, mentioned at the above link, is just two or three miles from Feniton, another village under threat from developers. (Various parts of Feniton are in the Ward of MPs Neil Parish; disgraced former Councillor Graham Brown, and Hugo Swire, respectively.)

The Black Wednesday for the Countryside protest march at Feniton this Saturday (23/03), calls for a delay to the NPPF deadline, to allow more time for Councils to prepare their 5- year plans.

Organisers, the newly-formed East Devon Alliance (a non-party-political pressure group uniting the seven towns and villages across the district) expect a large attendance. Save our Sidmouth will represent just one of the many local groups who see a better future for East Devon than despoliation by, effectively,  a ‘developers’ charter’.

Protesters are asked to wear black. Details of the march are here: feniton-march-poster 23.03.13

Independent Councillors Roger Giles and Claire Wright will be commenting on the present controversies in East Devon. They will discuss the  impact of the National Planning Policy Framework deadline (scheduled for Wednesday 27th March), dubbed Black Wednesday for the Countryside.

More at http://www.claire-wright.org

Large crowds are expected at the Countdown to Black Wednesday protest march next Saturday (23/03) , at Feniton , a village under threat from developers.  Graham Brown, the disgraced ex-Chair of the East Devon Business Forum, was formerly the Councillor for Feniton and Buckerell. 

More information on yesterday’s post on this SOS website. Also at the SIN blog,  http://sidmouthindependentnews.wordpress.com

Ex-Councillor Graham Brown’s  former ward included  Feniton, a village under threat of development encouraged by their former councillor. The aerial view shows the numbers of houses planned, for your information.  The Local Plan housing allocation for the village is for 35 homes, but proposals for almost 300 are shortly due to be approved.

Things will rapidly get worse, nationwide, if new planning regulations (NPPF) go ahead, from March 27th 2013.  This is the deadline, after which any Local Authority without a 5-year Plan in place,  will have no choice but to approve what Graham Brown termed  ‘a stampede’ of planning applications from developers. EDDC, like many other councils, has no 5-year Plan.

SOS is therefore supporting next Saturday’s Mass March at Feniton, organised by the newly-formed East Devon Alliance (a non-party-political pressure group uniting all seven towns and many villages across the District).   The march aims to delay this deadline, with the help of national press and major organisations.

Details of the March are here  feniton-march-poster 23.03.13

More on East Devon Alliance in this website’s East Devon Alliance category archive, and at http://sidmouthindependentnews.wordpress.com/