Forward Planning - The Adopted Local Plan
An interactive version of the adopted Local Plan is available from this link . If you require printable copies of the adopted Local Plan text, this is available from the links below. Please note that some of the chapters are very large files and have, therefore, been sub-divided to reduce download time.
The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991) required the Council to prepare a local plan for its area setting out detailed policies to guide development, including proposals for specific sites. The plan contains a range of policies on economic, social and environmental issues against which planning applications are considered and also indicates where the Council wishes to encourage development.
The planning system is ‘plan-led’ so that in making decisions on planning applications the plan should be followed unless there are good reasons not to. The local plan therefore will provide a firm basis for rational and consistent decisions on planning applications and give a reasonable level of certainty for developers and the local community and to service providers to invest in new facilities and infrastructure.
The Local Plan had to go through a series of stages before it achieved the status of an adopted plan. The initial formal public consultation stage in the plan making process is called the Deposit, and, in East Devon, this was undertaken in January 2002. Following consideration of the representations changes were made to the East Devon Local Plan and a Revised Deposit Local Plan was published in September 2003.
A Public Inquiry was held in two parts, commencing in November 2004 and finishing in October 2005.
Following the receipt of the Inspector's Report Click here for a link to 
Part 1 (567KB - PDF Help), for Part 2 to see below), the Council produced modifications to the Local Plan that were subject to further public consultation and after this the Council resolved to adopt the Local Plan. The Local Plan was adopted on Wednesday 19th July 2006.
'Saved' Local Plan Policies
The policies in the plan were due to expire on 19 July 2009 but the Secretary of State has directed that the majority of the Local Plan policies be saved until they are replaced by policies in the Local Development Framework.
The decision letter from the Government Office for the South West, the Direction from the Secretary of State, the schedule of saved policies and a schedule of policies which will expire can be downloaded from the links below:
East Devon Decision Letter (72KB - PDF Help)
Secretary of State’s Direction (15KB - PDF Help)
Schedule of Saved Policies (152KB - PDF Help)
Schedule of Policies which will expire (12KB - PDF Help)
Downloadable PDF versions of the local plan text and maps are available below:
The proposals and inset maps for the adopted Local Plan are available from the links below. Please note that some the these files are very large and may take a long time to load, especially if you are using a dial up connection.
A key for the symbols used on these maps can be viewed here (1370KB - PDF Help)
Paper versions of the Adopted Local Plan can be purchased for £55.00 plus £10.00 postage and packaging. Please send a cheque made payable to "East Devon District Council" to:
The Policy and Conservation Section
East Devon District Council
Council Offices
Knowle
Sidmouth
Devon
EX10 8HL
Copies of the Plan can be viewed at the following venues during normal office opening hours:
- East Devon District Council Offices at Knowle, Sidmouth
- Axminster Town Council Offices
- Budleigh Salterton Town Council Offices
- Exmouth Town Council Offices
- Honiton Town Council Offices
- Ottery St Mary Town Council Offices
- Seaton Town Council Offices
- Public Libraries in East Devon
East Devon Local Local Plan Inspectors Report Part 2
| Front Cover (57KB - PDF Help) |
| Preface (32KB - PDF Help) |
| Preamble (22KB - PDF Help) |
| Introduction (22KB - PDF Help) |
| Local Plan Strategy (72KB - PDF Help) |
| Design and Development; (79KB - PDF Help) |
| Environment (240KB - PDF Help) |
| Population and Housing (350KB - PDF Help) |
| Employment (90KB - PDF Help) |
| Shopping (63KB - PDF Help) |
| Tourism (48KB - PDF Help) |
| Recreation (54KB - PDF Help) |
| Community Infrastructure (43KB - PDF Help) |
| Transport and Access (69KB - PDF Help) |
| Towns of East Devon (105KB - PDF Help) |
| Monitoring (19KB - PDF Help) |
| Appendices (30KB - PDF Help) |
| Final Log of Changes (232KB - PDF Help) |
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The East Devon Local Development Framework
The East Devon Local Plan 1995-2011 will in due course be replaced by a Local Development Framework (LDF) as set out in the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. Information about the East Devon LDF is available through this link.
