Councillors have unanimously backed a submission which sets out the council’s case for a new unitary authority which includes the city of Exeter. The council will now submit its interim case for the creation of a new unitary authority incorporating the city of Exeter and adjacent areas after it gained cross-party support. The submission recognises...
HEADLINES Will Devon’s eleven councils find common ground as local authority reorganisation deadline looms? A county-wide consensus is gaining traction with most Devon councils already on board and only Exeter City Council standing in its way while County Hall has yet to make up its mind. Read more. Exeter City Council approves own planning application...
Devon’s eleven councils have less than five weeks to develop a joint proposal for local government reorganisation covering the whole of Devon, Plymouth and Torbay after local government minister Jim McMahon invited them to submit their initial plans by 21 March. In a letter sent earlier this month to all Devon’s council CEOs and leaders,...