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EDDC Knowle offices…no need to relocate?

This is what the 1970’s offices look like today, set in the pleasant surroundings of the historic Knowle parkland. (See Getting to know the Knowle , April 25th 2013 post, on SOS website) . Local resident, Robin, Fuller, sent these comments, with the photos. knowle officers lt

We understand that copies have been sent to the press.

Knowle relocation will be discussed at the EDDC Cabinet meeting this Wednesday, 5.30pm at Knowle. A large public presence is anticipated. Journalists will also be on hand.

EDDC Leader, Paul Diviani, has invited  Knowle relocation ‘stakeholders’ , to a consultation meeting  fixed for two weeks after, rather than before, the Cabinet’s decision. The venue is surprisingly not the Knowle itself, but the Flybe office at Exeter Airport. Save Our Sidmouth, and the East Devon Alliance, are among those who have received an invitation.

Radio Devon are conducting interviews in Sidmouth tomorrow, on the relocation options, and their repercussions for the Sid Valley’s economy, and environment, and for taxpayers across the whole East Devon District.

 

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Results of Sidmouth Town Council by-election today

There were 520 votes cast, 27.4% of the electorate. The result was Kelvin Dent 485 and Nicholas Diprose 35.  

We have just received the following message:  “This can only be seen as a ringing endorsement of SOS.   Thank you all for your support and best wishes. I will try not to let you down.   Kelvin.

Congratulations to a candidate with an excellent track record.

 

Here are two reminders of Kelvin’s profile! IMG_0007 Election Leaflet 

 

 


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Save Our Sidmouth’s response to latest EDDC plans

 SOS Chair, Richard Thurlow, writes:

EDDC has just made the final version of their 15 year Local Plan available on their web site. The link is, http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/combined_special_dmc_agenda_180713.pdf. This contains the agenda for the Development Management Committee discussion of the revised Local Plan, and the revised Local Plan itself.

Sidmouth has three main changes:

  1. EDDC are still determined to proceed with their development at the Knowle, to fund a move elsewhere, but they have reduced the land required, by omitting the lower cark park, (area A), and the lower area,(Area E). This is welcome but we still believe that the development is unnecessary. 
  2. EDDC ‘vision ‘ for Sidmouth now excludes any consideration of the improvement of the Alexandria Road Industrial  Estate. They say that they will source a new site for Employment Land. 
  3. EDDC ‘ strategy’ now includes the provision of ‘ancillary’ retail at the proposed Sidford site. We will continue to fight this at the Public Examination

 The Proposals for the Knowle will be considered by EDDC Cabinet on the 17th July.

It is now planned that DMC will consider the revised LP at their meeting on the 18th July, and that this will be ratified by Full Council on the 26th July.

SOS will comment on the revised wording on the 18th July, (we are only allowed to comment on the revisions), as follows:

COMMENTS ON THE REVISED LOCAL PLAN Vision for Sidmouth

COMMENTS ON THE REVISED LOCAL PLAN STRATEGY 26

The Knowle Residents’ Association will make their representation as follows: Knowle. Proposed East Devon Local Plan