The Council is required to publish a Notice of conclusion of Audit, along with the Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR), plus the auditors final report and certificate.

These documents are attached below.

North Tawton Draft Neighbourhood Plan

Embracing the past, planning the future

Tell us what you think!

The Neighbourhood Plan Group, on behalf of North Tawton Town Council, are now ready to present the Draft Neighbourhood Plan. They are looking for your comments on this draft before it is submitted to West Devon Borough Council who will be responsible for taking it forward to the next stage. This is an important milestone.

The Neighbourhood Plan is your plan. It’s based on the views that have been expressed over the past few years, first in response to a detailed questionnaire sent to every household, and then at a series of open meetings and consultation events. All the comments that were received have been considered and the policies that make up the plan – policies on housing, economic development, conserving our natural environment and more – are based on what the people of North Tawton have said is important to them in protecting our heritage and planning for the future.

Now is the time to check whether the draft plan is on the right track and that you agree with the policies proposed. Officially, this is referred to as Regulation 14 Consultation. You have seven weeks to look at the plan and send your comments to the Town Council.

The consultation opens at 12 noon on Monday, 4^th December 2017 and you have until 5 p.m. on Monday 15 January, 2018 to respond.

Where to see the Neighbourhood Plan:

• online on the North Tawton Council website: www.northtawtontowncouncil.co.uk
• during working hours in the Town Council offices, 14a the Square, North Tawton
• during opening hours at key public venues including the waiting rooms at the medical and dental surgeries, the cafés and public houses, the hairdressing salons, and at Okehampton Library.

How to make your comments?

• On the comment form printed in Roundabout.
• On the comment form accompanying hard copies of the draft plan in the public venues
• Using the comment form that you can download from the North Tawton website.

All comment forms should be returned to the Council Offices, 14a The Square, North Tawton.

There will be a drop-in session at North Tawton Town Hall on Saturday, 6^th January from 10 a.m. until 12 noon. Come along and give us your comments and ask any questions you may have.

Here is the link to the North Tawton Neighbourhood Plan:

North Tawton Neighbourhood Plan  

NTNP Consultation Statement and Appendices

There are a number of Appendices that relate to the North Tawton Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Statement, and they can be found on the separate Consultation Statement page.

Attachment 8 – This document can be viewed at the North Tawton Town Council Office during normal opening hours.

Attachment 16 – Energy and Environment Appendix 2 – Devon Advice Note – Wind and Solar power 

devon-guidance-v6-june-2013-final-report.pdf

Guidance for riverside property owners

St Peter’s Church now has its own website.

The Met Office confirmed 2012 was the wettest year for England on record, but North Tawton’s Flood Alleviation defences have proved they work.  The Scheme was completed in 2003 and was jointly funded by West Devon Borough Council, DEFRA and the Department of the Environment.  The Chairman of North Tawton Town Council said that they had lobbied West Devon following the extreme flooding experienced in 2000/01.  The scheme, including extra drainage work and works around the river cost £1.7m, the bulk of which came from the Department of the Environment. SWW carried out a lot of CCTV work during which they found sewerage had been entering the stream and a small pumping station was installed in the area at the bottom of Fore Street hill. The works are now the responsibility of the Environment Agency, but during the recent bad weather the Town Council took it upon themselves to ensure that the steam and grids in the Fore Street area were kept clear.  Margaret Pridham, a resident of North Tawton, stated that she was very grateful that the scheme went ahead and has worked very well.