Current consultations

As trustee of Peoples Park, the Council is responsible for ensuring the space remains safe, accessible, and enjoyable for all. The current byelaws, which set out how people are expected to behave in the park, date back to June 1890 and are based on a Victorian framework.

Recognising that these rules are now outdate, the Council is proposing a new set of byelaws to reflect how people use public green spaces today. The proposed replacements are based on guidance from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), designed to be clearer, more relevant and easier for park users to understand.

The current local plan was adopted in 2020 and has a plan period through to 2033. However, this is now five years old and many of its policies are out of date. A new local plan is needed to provide homes, jobs, infrastructure and other uses in suitable locations across the district to meet the needs of the area for the next 20 years, while responding to climate change and protecting built heritage, nature conservation interests, and protected landscapes.

The Government brought a new local plan system into force in March 2026. This gives a target of preparing a plan within a 30 month timetable. While the Council has previously undertaken some preparatory work for a new local plan, the preparation of Plan Mid Devon must be formally re-started under the new legal requirements. Out of date information about this earlier work has been removed.