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Mid Devon District Council has formally begun work on a new Local Plan, launching a process that will shape development in the district for the next 20 years.
The council said the plan would identify how the area should accommodate new homes, jobs, infrastructure and other land uses, while protecting the natural and built environment and responding to climate change. A new timetable has been published alongside a notice formally starting the process.
A scoping consultation has opened to ask residents, businesses and stakeholders what the plan should cover, which issues it should address and how people want to be kept informed. The council said the work follows new Government requirements for councils to prepare local plans within a 30-month timeframe.