Neighbourhood plan election results

Alongside the elections for Devon County Councillors and the Police and Crime Commissioner on Thursday, four parishes went to the polls on whether to adopt the Neighbourhood Plan for their area. 

All four parishes, Kingston, Strete, South Huish and Aveton Gifford, all voted in favour of adopting the Neighbourhood Plans. 

The results are as follows: 

Kingston - 60.26% turnout

Number cast in favour of a YES 160 - 88.40%
Number cast in favour of a NO 21 - 11.60%

Strete - 62.92% turnout

Number cast in favour of a YES 222 - 85.38%
Number cast in favour of a NO 38 - 14.62%

South Huish - 53.46% turnout

Number cast in favour of a YES 167 - 86.53%
Number cast in favour of a NO 25 - 13.47%

Aveton Gifford - 47.88% turnout

Number cast in favour of a YES 288 - 82.05%
Number cast in favour of a NO 63 - 17.95%

Neighbourhood plans are put together by parishes to inform South Hams District Council when they decide planning applications. They include things such as parish boundaries, preferences for the types of housing and the sites available to build on. They are designed to give communities more control over planning applications in their areas. 

You can find out more about neighbourhood plans generally on the Government website here. 

You can see the Aveton Gifford plan here.

You can see the South Huish plan here.

You can see the Strete plan here.

You can see the Kingston plan here.