The "New Town by the Pebble Ford"

PARISH PLAN

The PP Steering Group has now consolidated the results of the questionnaire/survey undertaken in January 2010 and is running an Exhibition/Presentation of the results on
Saturday 28th January 2012
10am to 2pm at Newton Poppleford Village Hall.

Please come along and give us feedback
before the actual Parish Plan document is written and published.

East Devon District Council
LOCAL PLAN CONSULTATION

The new East Devon Local Plan will set out where development in East Devon will occur and how we will protect and enhance our great natural assets. This plan has built on previous consultation exercises and provides a strategic approach to plan making for East Devon.
If you wish to comment on a number of Policies/Chapters in the new Local Plan you can do so by following the links on the EDDC website. 
Consultation ends 31 January 2012
At the end of each chapter is a box containing a link to a survey.

Devon County Council
CONSULTATION ON SCHOOL ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS

A consultation regarding school admissions and transport will be available for review and comment to 1 March 2012 at
www.devon.gov.uk/admissionarrangements.
The comments of parents, Members of the Parish Council and representatives of the local community are welcomed. Please mark any response: “ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS 2013”

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Newton Poppleford was indeed a 'new town' back in the 15th century, and the 'pebble ford' was the only available way to cross the River Otter - but of course now we have a stone bridge carrying the main road that comes from Exeter, and after Newton Poppleford passes Sidmouth, Branscombe, Beer, Colyford, Seaton and on to Lyme Regis.

The parish in total currently (2011) has nearly 1000 dwellings and around 2,300 residents, the majority being in Newton Poppleford. The parish of Newton Poppleford & Harpford comprises several smaller hamlets that have grown together over the centuries. Apart from the obvious large village of Newton Poppleford and well-defined village of Harpford, there are the areas of Burrow, Goosemoor, Northmostown, Southerton, and Venn Ottery.

 


St Luke's Church & The War Memorial


View down
Station Road


The Playing Field
and Pavilion

This is a popular area for people who enjoy the lovely countryside but still wanting easy access to the seaside. The whole parish is within the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with many lovely walks and riding trails, as well as being popular with cylists. We are also fortunate that the East Devon and Dorset World Heritage Coastline - usually known as The Jurassic Coast - is so close, stretching from Exmouth in the west, to just past Swanage in the east - 95 miles!