Save Our Sidmouth

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

August 7, 2013
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New office locations sought by EDDC

The following press release has been issued by EDDC Communications Officer, Nick Stephen :

05 August 2013

Council casts the net for new office locations

A call has gone out to a range of local and regional land agents to put forward proposals on potential sites for a new office location.

This follows the Cabinet and Council decisions that Knowle is neither fit for purpose nor a financially sustainable option for the Council Headquarters and that other locations must be examined.

Honiton and Cranbrook sites have been explored to test the viability of alternative locations for the Council to move to. Now that the decision has been made to move, the Council wants to hear about other sites in the district that might be suitable. The Council is clear that no decisions have yet been made and there is a window of opportunity for other sites to be considered. This will allow the Council to examine all the advantages and disadvantages of each site before narrowing down its options.

Council Leader, Paul Diviani says: “We are keen to make sure we have fully explored all the options available. At our stakeholder event on 26 July we heard suggestions about a number of other places that the Council might move to and we were clear that we would consider all the options and weigh up the pros and cons before coming to a shortlist.

“Equally, the Council is also going to look at how it can be even more accessible to residents and businesses across the district. The relocation of its HQ is part of the Council’s work to provide outstanding services to all. Most of our customers prefer to contact us by phone and increasingly on-line. We will not only be moving office but changing the ways we work to increase access to the Council and strengthen our availability in our towns across the district in line with local needs and expectations.”

As part of the management process of the office relocation, an Executive Group consisting of selected Cabinet members, senior officers and the project manager has been set up to keep track of the details of the project and ensure a firm grip is kept on costs.

The Executive Group will review the details for all site options. These will then be examined in detail and, if negotiations go well, then preferred options will be put before Cabinet before Christmas.