Residents in Mid Devon are being asked to share their views about services provided by Mid Devon District Council.

A new residents’ survey is now open and we are encouraging you all to take part, to share your views and priorities for your council.

The survey is open for six weeks and the results will feed into the Council’s budget setting process, as well as future plans for prioritising services.

This year’s survey continues on from last year’s, with questions that include 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.

The survey is anonymous and a summary of the results will be published on the Council website.

Leader of the Council, Councillor Luke Taylor, said:

 “We are elected to listen to and support our residents and businesses and to act on their concerns. But we can only do that if we know what your priorities are and where you would like us to invest and improve. Most people recognise that resources and budgets for local authorities are stretched, and that means it’s even more important that we understand where you want us to focus our resources and what would benefit you and your community. This survey is an important way for us to understand your views and ensure that we’re delivering services and making decisions that reflect the needs of the people in Mid Devon.”

As a result of previous feedback the Council has taken a number of steps to address residents’ priorities and concerns which we raised during previous surveys, including:

• Improve leisure provision: invested in our three leisure sites with new changing facilities, improved gyms, studios and saunas as well as introduced salt based electro chlorination to the pools. A new app and swimming lesson tracker is also now live.
• Reduce anti social behaviour: working with the local police to introduce hotspot policing in Tiverton
• Provide more affordable homes:  sold land at Post Hill, Tiverton to facilitate the building of 70 affordable homes. Completed on new homes at St Andrews, Cullompton, Allington Terrace, Crediton, Shapland Place, Tiverton and Crofts Estate, Sandford.
• Support town centres and local businesses: launched the Tiverton Work Hub and in the past year supported 342 businesses with non financial support
• Infrastructure and communities: secured £33.5 million of funding for the Cullompton Relief Road, with initial work now underway
• Tackle climate change: Equivalent of 88 tonnes of CO2 saved by solar panels on council-owned properties, planted 181 large trees (each large tree is equivalent to 10 saplings), collected 262 tonnes less non recyclable waste, equivalent to a 6.5kg reduction per household. Achieved a recycling rate of 57.9%, ranking 11 out of 197 local authorities nationally.

The survey can be completed online and should take no more than ten minutes. If you need help completing the survey, or require a paper copy, please contact customer services on 01884 255 255. The deadline for responses is 8 December 2025.

Take survey.