Devon County Council Reports
Report From Devon County Council – Belstone Parish Council – 7th September 2026 Local Government Reorganisation (added note from Parish Clerk – since superseded by Government announcement on 7/9/26)DCC will decide in cabinet this week if they are going ahead with a Judicial Review of the government decision on new unitary councils. A review could…
Belstone Parish Council – 10th November 2025 Local Government Reorganisation The local consultation has now finished. The scheme preferred by DCC is called “New Devon” or 9-1-1. It is comprised of the two current unitary councils Plymouth and Torbay, and then 9 separate areas within Devon county including Exeter. The final proposal to be submitted…
Hatherleigh and Chagford Division Annual Report March 2025 It’s hard to believe it’s twenty years since I was elected County Councillor for the Hatherleigh & Chagford Division. Putting the budget together for 2025/26 has been the most difficult in those twenty years. Two months before we had to agree the 2025/26 Budget the government announces…
County councillors back Devon’s farmers and demand withdrawal of family farm tax Councillors have agreed to give the council’s full support to farmers and is calling for the immediate withdrawal of the proposed family farm tax. They’ve also confirmed their wholehearted support for the council’s own farms estate which aims to give people a start…
Dear all I hope this email finds you well? Below is an Autumn Update: Hatherleigh & Chagford Division Devon County Councils finances are stable with month 4 projection for the end of the financial year being at £6.2 million overspend, of a £743 million net budget. This is the lowest I can remember at this…
Autumn Update Hatherleigh and Chagford Division Devon County Councils finances are stable with month 4 projection for the end of the financial year being at £6.2 million overspend, of a £743 million net budget. This is the lowest I can remember at this stage and will come into balance by the end of the financial…
Summer Update Hatherleigh and Chagford Division Evening all, Last week we had a landslide general election and now we have a new government. Devon County Council will be working with Devon’s MPs for the residents of Devon, and with the new government. At the County Council we had a balanced budget last year 2023/24 and…
Hatherleigh & Chagford Division Annual Report March 2024 It’s been another difficult year. I don’t think we can underestimate the long-term effects of the Covid pandemic. On the brighter side it is just over a year since our new Chief Executive Donna Manson arrived. She has already made a big difference with her energy and…
Annual Report Hatherleigh & Chagford Division April 2022 As I write this report, Covid 19 infection in Devon is very high. We are seeing unpresented demand for Children’s and Adult Services. This is putting tremendous pressure on services and staff are still in emergency response mode. Living with Covid is the way forward, it is not…
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