The results of a six-week-long survey open to all Mid Devon residents were discussed by the Council’s Cabinet this month.

The resident and budget survey ran from 27 October until 8 December 2025 with 525 residents completing the questionnaire.

Results from the survey have been used to feed into the Council’s budget setting process and will play an important role in shaping upcoming projects and service improvements, ensuring that community priorities are reflected in decision-making.

Questions included topics such as climate change and dealing with economic pressures, as well as listening to how communities feel about current service provision and where the Council can improve.

Councillor Luke Taylor, Leader of the Council, said:

“Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their views with us. Your feedback is essential in helping us prioritise our services and understand what matters most to our communities.

“This year our results have shown a similar trend to previous years, with improvements in our waste and street cleaning services, which we know are key areas for our residents. While there is always more work to do, I am glad that despite the economic challenges we face, Mid Devon continues to deliver for our communities.”

Key findings from this latest survey include:

• Percentage of residents that are very or fairly satisfied with the way the Council runs things remains consistent with previous years at 51%.
• Percentage of residents that are very or fairly satisfied with their local area as a place to live 74%.
• Percentage of residents who are fairly or very satisfied with the Council’s street cleaning service (42%), provision of parks and green spaces (56%) and waste collection service (76%) have all improved on previous year’s results.

The Council’s Cabinet met earlier this month (3 March 2026) to discuss the findings of the survey and a summary of the findings are now available.

Residents with further feedback are encouraged to get in touch via the Customer Feedback form on https://my.middevon.gov.uk/.