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North Tawton referendum - have your say! Residents of the parish of North Tawton can vote on their Neighbourhood Plan on May 6th. If the plan is endorsed by a majority in this referendum, the Neighbourhood Plan will be considered in future planning decisions by West Devon Borough Council.
The referendum to be held on May 6th will ask residents a single question: ‘Do you want West Devon Borough Council to use North Tawton’s Neighbourhood Plan to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?’ People can vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
The plan has been put together over several years, involving hundreds of townspeople in questionnaires and consultation events. It puts forward a vision for the town from 2016 until 2034 covering housing, employment, community life, transport, commerce and the environment. It is available online - a leaflet outlining its contents and how it was developed has gone to every address on the electoral register.
Jean Trewhitt, chair of the Neighbourhood Plan steering group, said: ‘Communities were given the power to produce Neighbourhood Plans in order to have a say in the future development of their localities. A strict process of statutory consultation is laid down and must be followed before a plan can be drawn up. ‘In North Tawton, some issues raised fell outside the scope of planning
regulations, these have been noted as community actions to be taken forward in different ways. ‘The final stage for a Neighbourhood Plan is a referendum, so now the people of North Tawton have the final say on whether the plan should be used in planning decisions made about the town in the future.’ The plan can be viewed at www. northtawtonneighbourhoodplan.co.uk - if you can’t access the internet and want to see the plan please phone 01837 880121. For further information contact North Tawton Town Council on 01837 880121 or Jean Trewhitt at jean.trewhitt@northtawtontowncouncil. gov.uk
Dartmoor Railway Supporters Association Dartmoor Railway Supporters Association (DRSA) is the all volunteer organisation dedicated to preserving the heritage of Okehampton station and the Dartmoor Line. The group is currently working in partnership with Network Rail, GWR, Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership and other stakeholders towards the re-opening of daily trains from Exeter to Okehampton.
Its volunteers have helped maintain and look after the station for many years, including providing a museum and railway themed shop. If you’d like to get involved, or for further details, please see the DRSA website or Facebook page at www.dartmoorrailway-sa.org or www.facebook.com/ dartmoorrailway.sa
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