Councillor Steve Keable (Lib Dem, Taw Vale) noted what he called a "fire sale" of assets by Devon County Council in a bid to raise funds, and questioned whether Mid Devon could do the same.

Source: https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-council-facing-difficult-decisions-8896160

Devon County Council councillor Jess Bailey (Independent, Otter Valley) said it was the first time in two and a half years that she had needed to attend East Devon’s planning committee in person, which showed how “exceptionally bad” the application was.

Source: https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/disastrous-homes-plans-devon-country-8857446

Pictures from the scene also show a small hole in the road, which Devon County Council Highways described as a 'sinkhole' on Saturday.

Source: https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/exeter-sinkhole-road-remain-shut-8441151

The application documents stated that St Thomas Library, run by Libraries Unlimited on behalf of Devon County Council, would be "relocating anyway".

Source: https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/exeter-library-unaware-controversial-demolition-8327350

The Devon County Council approved the changes for Queen Street last month, which will lead to the removal of half of the on-street parking in the area.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1799075/beautiful-uk-town-newton-abbot-devon-queen-street-plans

The new figures also show that 96.7 per cent of the families who applied to Devon County Council for a place in a county primary have got their first preference.

Source: https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/97-devon-families-first-primary-8362421