As part of my responsibilities as your District Councillor, I sit on the Overview Committee at EDDC – which is part of the Council’s ‘scrutiny’ function, which reviews the decision-making activities of Cabinet. At the first meeting of this year’s Overview Committee last Thursday, we as Commitee Members were asked what topics we would like […]

Earlier this week, members of East Devon’s planning committee considered an outline application for 180 new dwellings on Land West of Gribble Lane, Rockbeare – just North East of the Grange, on the South side of the A30, application reference 19/1798/MOUT. I attended Planning Committee to speak to oppose the application as Ward Member, objecting […]

Yesterday, the Planning Inspectorate wrote to members of the Marsh Green Valley Protection Group, comprised of residents of Marsh Green opposed to a proposal for a major solar farm on agricultural land surrounding the villages of Marsh Green and Westcott, to confirm that the Group had been granted formal status as a party to the […]

At Strategic Planning Committee on 9th June 2023, as part of a discussion reviewing current progress on the development of a new Local Plan, I called for officers to present a detailed review of options available to the Council for deviating from the ‘standard method’ of determining the number of new houses required during the […]

Today, 24th May, East Devon District Council met in full for the first time following this year’s local elections, in order to elect key positions in the Council and confirm appointments to committees and outside bodies. I’m delighted to have supported fellow Liberal Democrat, Cllr Paul Arnott, to continue as Leader of EDDC, following his […]