Thursday 22 January 2009

Planners ask the public for guidance



Budleigh is among the towns chosen by local government officials to host one of a series of exhibitions this month which will give East Devon residents and businesses a chance to comment on important local planning issues in reports which concern development in the district over the next 20 years.

A one-day public exhibition will be held on Friday 23 January at The Public Hall in Station Road from 10.15 am-6.45 pm, at which relevant sections of the reports, maps and illustrative material will be available, together with questionnaires for residents to complete. EDDC staff will be on hand to answer questions.

EDDC Communications Officer Nick Stephen explained: “The East Devon Local Development Framework (LDF) will replace the current Local Plan and will determine how the developments proposed in the Regional Spatial Strategy 2006 - 2026, including expansion of the proposed new community at Cranbrook and a possible second new community/urban extension, might be delivered.

The LDF Issues and Options Consultation Report, Planning for the Future, sets out issues identified as being of greatest local importance and possible options as to how we might respond to them.”

Exhibitions are being held from 16-30 January in eight other East Devon towns. Each exhibition will have district-wide information on display and also material specifically relevant to the particular town or locality where it is taking place.

A full copy of the Planning for the Future report is available for viewing on the Council’s website at www.eastdevon.gov.uk/planning-limehouse-consultation-portal


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