Still time to help shape Exeter’s future
Published: 8 November 2021
There’s still time to help shape Exeter’s future by getting involved in a consultation exercise for a new Local Plan.
In September, Exeter City Council launched the first round of public consultation. Two public exhibitions were also organised.
This latest round of consultation runs until next Monday (15 November), so people still have an opportunity to feed back their views.
Further rounds of public consultation on the new Local Plan are planned for 2022 and 2023, before it is submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for Examination.
The Local Plan sets out to provide a vision for the city’s future up to 2040. In doing so, the Local Plan will need to address a raft of important planning issues including how the city responds to the climate emergency, where new homes are built and how new jobs are provided.
The Plan will also look at how to protect and enhance the city’s historic and natural environments, how high streets and communities can continue to thrive and how everyone gets about the city.
Public consultation has also begin on a second document – a Statement of Community Involvement - which proposes how the City Council will involve the community when preparing planning policies and making decisions on planning applications.
To get involved in the consultations, local residents, businesses, community groups and statutory consultees are encouraged to visit https://exeter.gov.uk/localplan/ and https://exeter.gov.uk/sci/ where the Local Plan Issues Consultation Document and draft Statement of Community Involvement can be viewed and responded to online.
The Local Plan lies at the heart of the planning system and will guide the development of housing, the economy, community facilities, and infrastructure in Exeter for the next twenty years.
The consultation documents can also be viewed during opening hours at Exeter City Council’s Customer Service Centre in the Civic Centre (Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN) and Exeter Central Library (Castle Street, Exeter, EX4 3PQ).
For more information, or to respond to the consultations in a different way from online, please email planning.policy@exeter.gov.uk or telephone 01392 265080. Please also use these contacts to be kept informed of progress on the new Local Plan without responding to the current consultations.