The search begins for Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist 2025. We are on the lookout for budding young artists who can capture the beauty and variety of the county’s natural landscapes, from its wild moorlands to its sheltered river valleys. Young artists aged 18 and under have until the end of September to submit a […]

Thank you to all the town & parish councils who attended our planning workshop held at The Tiverton Hotel, Tiverton recently. It was great to meet so many councillors and our members from across the county.  It also provided an ideal opportunity to discuss the proposed planning and devolution reforms and what they could mean […]

We’re really looking forward to being at the Devon County Show this year at Westpoint, Exeter.  Our stand will be in the Country Life & Woodland Area, stand number 346. Please come and say hello. There will be refreshments for members too!

We are delighted to be organising another planning workshop on Tuesday 20th May 10am-1pm, at the Tiverton Hotel, Tiverton. The workshop is primarily for town and parish councils, but if any of our members would like to attend, please contact us for your free place. If you sit on a town or parish council in […]

A public consultation/drop in event is being held by Noventum Power on 27th  March 2025 at Lovacott Hall, Newton Tracey EX31 3QH from 4-8pm, regarding their proposal for a large solar farm on agricultural land near Alverdiscott.   We will be attending to find out more about it.

A controversial new development of 130 dwellings plus football pitch on greenfield land adjacent to Harepath Road, has been permitted by East Devon District Council’s planning committee. The application had been in the planning process for 2 years and attracted a very large number of objections, including our own.  Several local residents spoke at the […]

Sadly the appeal has been allowed in respect of a solar farm and BESS in the countryside at Ebberley Down near Roborough, Torridge district in North West Devon. The planning inspector stated in the report that the main issues were: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding landscape; […]

We are delighted to report that this appeal has been refused by the Planning Inspectorate.  The appeal had sought to overturn the refusal decision made by Mid Devon District Council in respect of a 3.9 hectare extension to the existing business park and up to 150 homes. The application was originally considered by the Council’s […]

Following deferral of a decision at the November planning committee meeting, South Hams District Council planning committee have now voted to permit this huge development of 2,000 new homes, retail space, primary school and other facilities on green fields at Woolwell, just outside Plymouth.   Alongside many local residents, we had objected to these huge proposals.  […]

On January 17th, a Private Members’ Bill goes to Second Reading in Parliament. It’s promoted by Max Wilkinson MP and its title is the ‘New Homes (Solar Generation) Bill’- aka The Sunshine Bill. It aims to make all new homes have solar panels fitted as standard – something that many of us have been calling for, […]