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August 12, 2013
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Planning Inspector named, for East Devon’s Local Plan

Thanks to East Devon Alliance for alerting SOS to this news:

Our planning inspector’s name has been announced – Tony Thickett. He has featured on many high profile Local Plan inspections and has given some of them a fairly rough ride. This MAY be good news for East Devon. However, the downside is that if he finds the plan wanting then developers continue their free-for-all.

http://www.planningresource.co.uk/news/1180381/Council-told-ditch-core-strategy-housing-evidence/

http://www.solihull.gov.uk/Attachments/DFH_3_-_appendix_2_for_Pegasus.pdf

http://www.theguardian.com/cardiff/2010/mar/22/cardiff-council-local-development-plan-welsh-assembly-government
(in this one, he worries about flood risk)

August 9, 2013
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New All Party Parliamentary Group aims to protect greenbelt

This message has been received in the SOS gmail box, from David Walsh of whosehomeisit :

Hi All,
Details of a newly formed APPG are now available on-line. If you want to contact any of the MPS involved, the details are:

TITLE		All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Greenbelt
PURPOSE		To raise awareness of the greenbelt, its protection and the preservation of greenbelt land for local communities.
OFFICERS
Title			Name		Party
Chair Vice-Chairs Treasurer Secretary			Chris Skidmore Andrew Jones Julian Sturdy Gavin Williamson Guy Opperman		Con Con Con Con Con

TWENTY QUALIFYING MEMBERS
Government Party			Main Opposition Party	Other
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Chris Skidmore – Con Andrew Jones – Con Julian Sturdy – Con Gavin Williamson – Con Nigel Mills – Con Cheryl Gillan – Con James Gray – Con Guy Opperman – Con Anne Main – Con Henry Smith – Con		Sarah Champion Bill Esterson Mary Glindon Barbara Keeley Rosie Cooper Valerie Vaz Grahame M. Morris David Anderson Kevan Jones Siobhain McDonagh

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Contact details : Mr Chris Skidmore MP, Room 20 – Norman Shaw North, House of Commons, London SW1A OAA. Tel: 020 7219 7094

Last AGM 17 June 2013

I hope you find this useful,

Best regards,

David Walsh

whosehomeisit.co.uk

August 7, 2013
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Development Management Committee, 20th August, to decide more highly controversial planning applications.

The planning application process has been challenged in two major cases to be decided at Knowle on Tuesday 20th August. One of them concerns agricultural land in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty at Newton Poppleford, where 40 houses are planned at King Alfred’s Way. Save Our Sidmouth supporters will find the DMC’s decision of particular interest.

The other case concerns Waldron’s Farm, where the original application was regarded as so dubious, that councillors resigned in protest. It has continued to cause a stir at DMC meetings.

Another agenda item which has provoked controversy, is the planning application for a large solar farm at Broadclyst.

Other applications at this meeting may be passed, to suit the five year plan requirement.

For the full agenda, go to http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/combined_dmc_agenda_200813.pdf