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The Knowledge
www.eastdevon.gov.uk 13 May 2016 Issue 51 2015/2016
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Democratic Services Officers
Diana Vernon 01395 517541
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Chris Lane 01395 517544
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Alethea Thompson 01395 571653
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Meetings
Please note meetings shaded pink are NOT open to the public
Meeting DSO Date Time Location
Development Management Committee
(Extra Ordinary meeting)
Manor Pavilion Theatre Management
Steering Committee
HW
Tuesday 17 May
Tuesday 31 May
10:00 Council Chamber
AT Tuesday 17 May 18:30 Manor Pavilion
Licensing & Enforcement Sub Committee CL Wednesday 18 May 09:30 NOT REQUIRED
‣ ANNUAL COUNCIL HW Wednesday 18 May 18:30 Council Chamber
Cabinet decisions
Members are notified of decisions from the Cabinet meeting held on 11 May 2016:
‣ Cabinet minutes
Cabinet decisions will become effective on 19 May 2016 at 9.00am unless “called in”. The published
procedure for a “call in” is on pages 145 -147 of the Council Constitution, or contact Democratic Services
for assistance or explanation. Recommendations by Cabinet to Council are not subject to “call in”.
Portfolio Holder’s decision
Decision by Portfolio Holder
Finance
Ian Thomas
Axe Valley, Exmouth and Honiton Ring and Ride Schemes
Applications for Financial Assistance
A budget of £12,620 for 2016/17 has been approved for the three East Ring Devon and profile
Ride schemes that operate in the East Devon area. This report sets out the
financial applications from the Ring and Ride Local Management Committees.
It details the income and expenditure estimates for 2016/17 for each of the
schemes, provides a summarised review of their latest financial position from
the 2014/15 annual accounts and calculates the grant award at the maximum
level utilising the previously established formulas.
Agreed: To approve the applications for financial assistance submitted by the
three Ring and Ride Local Management Committee due to contractual
obligations with Devon County Council and other Districts.
Under our Constitution a decision cannot be implemented until 9.00am 19 May 2016. If a decision
is subject to a valid Call In by members before that specified time and date it cannot be
implemented until the Scrutiny Committee has reviewed the decision. If a portfolio holder
decision is called in, the report writer will be notified of this by a democratic services officer.

Civic engagements
Thursday 19 May
Chairman to attend
President’s Lunch, Devon
County Show
Friday 20 May
Vice Chairman to attend
Mayoral Evensong Service,
Exeter Cathedral
EDDC news
‣ Read the latest news
‣ Paddle your own canoe
in East Devon
‣ New play area in Hayes
Square in Cranbrook
officially open
‣ Seaton Jurassic notches
up more than 12,000
visitors in six weeks
Enjoying Seaton Jurassic's timeship.
Credit: Matt Austin
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging
Schedule formally adopted by council
CIL charges will come into effect on 1 September 2016
As from Wednesday 20 April 2016, EDDC has formally adopted the Community Infrastructure
Levy charging schedule (CIL). The charge will come into effect on 1 September 2016, allowing
the council time to establish an internal process for the collection and administration of the
levy. It will also give applicants and developers a reasonable lead time to become aware of
the charges that will apply from that date.
The CIL is a planning charge, introduced by the Planning Act 2008, which local authorities can
choose to levy on new developments in their area to help pay for infrastructure that is
needed as a result of development. The types of infrastructure that CIL is likely to be spent on
are set out in the council’s “Regulation 123 List”. But, for instance, this could include schools,
health facilities, new roads, habitat mitigation, open space and recreation facilities.
Once the charge comes into effect, most developer contributions towards off-site
infrastructure will be delivered through the CIL charge, replacing the off-site open space,
education and habitat mitigation contributions, which are currently dealt with (along with
other options) through S106 Agreements. However, S106 agreements will continue to be
used to deliver site specific infrastructure and affordable housing.
CIL charges are calculated on a per m2 basis and vary depending on the type of development
and where in East Devon the development is taking place.
In accordance with the CIL regulations and Planning Act 2008, prior to adoption, the charging
schedule underwent extensive public consultation and was submitted for examination to an
independent inspector, Mr Anthony Thickett. A key test of the examination was to ensure
that the charges proposed in the charging schedule did not put development of the area as a
whole or the delivery of the Local Plan at risk.
CIL charging schedule
Residential
£68 per m2 Cranbrook expansion areas
Axminster, Cranbrook (existing town), Exmouth, Ottery St Mary, Seaton
£80 per m2 and edge of Exeter allocation sites (defined by new Built-up Area
Boundaries (BUAB) and proposed strategic allocations
£125 per m2 Sidmouth, coast and rural (the rest of East Devon)
Retail
£0 per m2 Inside town centre shopping areas (as defined in the new Local Plan)
£0 per m2 Cranbrook (as defined by the existing town, plus expansion areas)
£150 per m2 Rest of East Devon
All other non residential uses
£0 per m2 Inside town centre shopping areas (as defined in the new Local Plan)
£0 per m2 Cranbrook (as defined by the existing town, plus expansion areas)
£0 per m2 Rest of East Devon
Councillor Andrew Moulding, EDDC’s Deputy Leader and Portfolio holder for Strategic
development and partnerships, said: “The tariff-based approach of this levy will help fund
new infrastructure to unlock land for growth. It will benefit developers because it is a fairer,
faster and more transparent system than was previously in place. It will provide developers
with greater certainty, in advance, of how much money they will be expected to contribute,
thus avoiding the need for protracted negotiations and ensuing lengthy delays.
“It is right that those who benefit financially from developments should share a proportion of
that gain with the local community to help make their development acceptable and
sustainable, through the provision of infrastructure, services and amenities.”
For more information on the CIL, including the adopted Charging Schedule, maps of charging
zones and the Regulation 123 List please visit the CIL web pages.

What’s on
‣ Thelma Hulbert Gallery
‣ May newsletter
Don’t miss the garden party
this Friday 13 May, 5-9pm :
charcoal making, workshops,
wood-fired pizzas, bar, DJ,
face painting and fancy dress
competition!
‣ Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth
‣ Exmouth Pavilion
‣ The Gateway, Seaton
‣ The Beehive, Honiton
‣ Countryside events
In the press
‣ Risk of coastal erosion releasing toxic pollution
from landfill sites
More than 1,000 old landfill sites on the coasts of England
and Wales are at increasing risk of being breached by
erosion, according to a study by Queen Mary University
London. The Environment Agency said the research
would ensure they “and local authorities, continue to
have robust shoreline plans in place”.
‣ Fast broadband demanded by 370 councils
More than 370 councils in England and Wales
have backed the Daily Telegraph’s Better
Broadband campaign, warning that Britain’s
rural areas face becoming a “digital twilight
zone”. The campaign was launched after
ministers said they would not extend basic
broadband automatically to the final 5% of the
UK that has not got it, because some people
living in rural areas do not “want to be
connected”. Cllr Mark Hawthorne, Chairman
of the LGA’s People and Places Board, who has launched the LGA’s own Up To Speed
campaign, said: “The Government’s planned commitment to universal broadband across the
country is a significant step forward. However there is real concern that as the broadband
needs among households and businesses in rural areas grow they will be left lagging behind
because the national minimum standard quickly becomes obsolete. That is why it is
paramount that the minimum standard is constantly monitored and reviewed and it keeps
track with national average speeds and that speeds users experience at peak times are still
within minimum standards.”
‣ We will roll out faster rural broadband as it is needed, ministers pledge
Ministers have offered to lift minimum broadband speeds in the countryside as demand for
faster services increases. Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey disclosed the concession ahead
of a meeting with Tory MPs. He said a planned 10 megabits per second (Mbps) minimum
“can be increased, so that it keeps pace with what people need”. The LGA, which launched
its Up To Speed campaign this week, said it wanted the minimum 10 Mbps speed to be set
as a percentage of average national speeds because it would quickly become “outdated” as
technology advances. Cllr Mark Hawthorne, Chairman of the LGA’s People and Places Board,
said: “What we need now is a firm commitment from government that the minimum
standard will be a percentage of average national speeds. This means when the national
average of download speeds inevitably rises, the minimum standard will too. Councils now
look forward to working with government to ensure these changes are implemented and
fast and reliable broadband quickly becomes a reality for everyone.”
‣ Unpaid carers in England ‘struggling’, report says
Unpaid carers in England are struggling to get the support
they need despite new laws introduced to help them, a
report by charity Carers UK says. The Care Act was
introduced in England last year to provide better support
for those needing care and those who provide it unpaid.
But Carers UK says many carers are still waiting too long
for an assessment of their needs.

Town & Parish websites
‣ All Saints
‣ Awliscombe
‣ Axminster
‣ Aylesbeare
‣ Beer
‣ Branscombe
‣ Broadclyst
‣ Broadhembury
‣ Budleigh Salterton
‣ Chardstock
‣ Clyst Honiton
‣ Clyst St Mary
‣ Cranbrook
‣ Dunkeswell
‣ Exmouth
‣ Farringdon
‣ Honiton
‣ Lympstone
‣ Kilmington
‣ Musbury
‣ Newton Poppleford
‣ Northleigh
‣ Otterton
‣ Ottery St Mary
‣ Payhembury
‣ Plymtree
‣ Rockbeare
‣ Seaton
‣ Sidmouth
‣ Stoke Canon
‣ Talaton
‣ Uplyme
‣ Upottery
‣ Upton Pyne
‣ Woodbury
‣ Town & Parish contacts
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Knowledge
‣ Ban on legal highs
A ban on legal highs will finally come into force next month after a big rise in deaths linked
to the substances. Offenders will face up to seven years in prison under the new laws.
Figures show deaths linked to legal highs tripled in two years.
‣ Councils set to win more power to seize land
Councils are to set to receive greater powers to seize land and approve large-scale
housebuilding as part of government plans to tackle the UK’s homes shortage and create a
new generation of garden towns. The Government is considering legislation to grant the
powers in next week’s Queen’s Speech.
Discover wildlife on your doorstep
An exciting new project celebrating the local landscape of the Colyton
and Shute area
The events aim to reveal the rich heritage of this hidden landscape that
has remained unchanged for centuries:
Wednesday 1 June, 2pm, Riverside Discovery Stroll, Colyton
Half term family fun strolling alongside the river Coly with splashing tales from the river
bank. Meet at Chantry Bridge, King Street, SY 245 942. Free. Legacy to Landscape Project:
email legacytolandscape@gmail.com, 01297 489741
Wednesday 8 June, 6.30-8.30pm, Wild about orchids, Lucehayne Meadows, Widworthy
Join local botanists, Phil Wilson and Marian Reed to see splendid displays of wild orchids
and other wild flowers growing in these flower rich hay meadows. Free. Booking essential.
Legacy to Landscape Project: email legacytolandscape@gmail.com, 01297 489741
Saturday 11 June, 10-3 pm, Plants of East Devon’s Ancient Grasslands, Pennyhayes Farm,
Umborne
An opportunity to identify and enjoy the wildflowers of this rare habitat with Phil Wilson
and Marian Reed farmer ecologists and owners of Pennyhayes Farm. £5 donation, Devon
Wildlife Trust. Booking essential: Christina Bows 01297 23822
Wednesday 22 June, 2pm, Wild about butterflies, bees and
other pollinators, Lucehayne Meadows, Widworthy
Explore spectacular hay meadows alive with insects busy
pollinating wild flowers, with local insect expert Martin
Drake. Free. Booking essential. Legacy to Landscape Project:
email legacytolandscape@gmail.com, 01297 489741
Legacy to Landscape Project is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund
with support from the East Devon AONB Partnership, Devon Wildlife Trust and the Axe Vale and
District Conservation Society.
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Swallows
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