Mid Devon District Council is one of 17 councils nationwide to have been awarded £20,000 as part of the Local Government Association’s Housing Advisers Programme (HAP) for FY21. The grant is for the provision of independent experts to support councils undertaking specific projects to tackle the effects of the housing crisis in their local communities,…
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It’s all change at Junction 25 of the M5 from today. The old section of the A358 between the ‘Taunton’ junction roundabout and the Park & Ride will be closed except for access and cyclists until Phase 2 is completed (currently on track for this summer). After that, it will be re-opened to eastbound traffic…
It seems to be SW highways announcement week! Hot on the heels of the North Devon Link Road announcement, the £1.7bn project to tunnel the A303 alongside Stonehenge has also been given the green light, two years after the planning application was submitted. As with everything on this project, the announcement by Transport Secretary Grant…
The Department for Transport has today committed £60m of the £67.6m pot required for the much-anticipated A361 North Devon Link Road widening project, and work is expected to start shortly. This is long overdue and great news – not least because it will make it easier (and safer) for us to get to our favourite…
The Devon and Somerset Metro Rail Group held a constructive Zoom meeting earlier today to progress their ambitious plans to reopen rail stations in Cullompton and Wellington, which would create new, greener commuter options to Taunton and Exeter and the wider GWR network. This follows the announcement by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps in May that…
Further to the Planning Inspector’s report on 26 June, the Mid Devon Local Plan Review 2013-2033 has been adopted at a Full Council meeting tonight, including the main modifications recommended by the Inspector, and a further minor modification regarding a settlement boundary. Click here for the Mid Devon Local Plan Review 2013 to 2033 Adoption Statement. This…
Mid Devon’s Local Plan Review 2013-33 has been assessed as sound by SoS Inspector Paul Griffiths (with some main mods). Read the Inspector’s report here: https://www.middevon.gov.uk/media/349506/local-plan-report-mdlpr-final.pdf This is great news for our clients with interests in the district such as Aviva Life & Pensions, Eden International and partners who have worked hard for five years…
Having been horrified to see the hordes descend on the UK’s open spaces over the last couple of weeks – not to mention the life-endangering and litter-bugging actions of the few – we’re delighted to see The National Trust, RHS Rosemoor and other responsible local outdoor attractions work out how to open safely. With the…
It has been confirmed that the Mid Devon Local Plan has taken another step closer to adoption. Consultation on the main modifications is scheduled for Jan-Feb 2020, subject to approval at the Cabinet meeting on 21 November and subsequent Full Council committee meeting, and subject to the Council requesting the Inspector to recommend the main…
As we predicted back in May, the much-anticipated Greater Exeter Strategic Plan (GESP) has suffered another delay. This strategic blueprint for development around Exeter to 2040 was initially slated for adoption by June 2020. However, it was delayed after one of the partner councils – East Devon – unanimously rejected the original document in 2018.…
