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Mid Devon: what’s happening where you live
What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.
Mid Devon District Council: Non-metropolitan district (lower tier), England, South West; within the county of DEV. GOV.UK lists it as a district council, within Devon County Council.
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Do it online
- Household waste collection: Providing information
- Household waste collection: Reporting
- Bulky household waste collections: Applications for service
- Flytipping: Reporting
- Noise pollution: Reporting
- Council tax annual notification: Providing information
- Council tax annual notification: Collecting revenue
- Council tax discount: Applications for service
- Council tax benefit new claim: Applications for service
- Housing benefit new claim: Providing information
- Electoral register: Providing information
- Parking permits: Providing information
- Planning decision notices: Providing information
- Councillors directory: Providing information
- Complaints procedure: Providing information
Housing
Mid Devon's adopted Local Plan (2013–2033) provides for a minimum of 7,860 homes, about 393 a year.
“The diverse housing needs of Mid Devon will be met through the provision of a minimum of 7,860 dwellings between 1st April 2013 and 31st March 2033. In line with the predicted continuing need for new housing the expected annual rate of new housing development will be 393 dwellings per annum;”
Local plans on the national planning register Updated automatically
- Plan Mid Devon, plan period 2026–2046, housing requirement 11,949 homes
- Mid Devon Local Plan Review 2013-2033 — adopted, plan period 2013–2033, housing requirement 7,860 homes
- Non-Statutory Interim Planning Policy Statement: Climate Emergency — adopted
Transport
Construction of the Cullompton Town Centre Relief Road is due to start in spring 2026, with the road due to be completed in March 2028.
“Main Cullompton Town Centre Relief Road construction work is due to start in Spring 2026 with the road completed in March 2028.”
Council tax
Band D set by Mid Devon for 2026–27: £246.29 of a £2,656.41 total bill in the area.
Mid Devon District Council increased its share of Council Tax by 2.99% for 2026/27; its Band D charge is £246.29.
“Although Mid Devon District Council have increased our share of Council Tax by 2.99% for 2026/27, our overall proportion has decreased from 9.5% in 2025/26 to 9.3% for 2026/27; due to larger rises in other authorities. A Band D property will be required to pay £246.29.”
Environment
In 2019 the council agreed to aim for Mid Devon to become carbon neutral by 2030.
“Members have agreed to work to the Devon-wide target of 2050, but will aim for Mid Devon to become carbon neutral by a more ambitious date of 2030.”
Education
Mid Devon is a district council and does not run schools; school changes are a matter for Devon County Council. Where we looked
Changes to schools in this area recorded by the Department for Education Updated automatically
No school here is currently recorded as proposed to open or close.
In the last twelve months: 1 opened (1 new provision), 1 closed (1 for academy)
- Tiverton High School (secondary) — closed; reason recorded: for academy, 28 February 2026
- Tiverton High School (secondary) — open; reason recorded: new provision, 1 March 2026
What the council plans to spend, 2026–27
| Service | Budget |
|---|---|
| Education services | none budgeted |
| Highways and transport services | −£462,000 |
| Children's social care | none budgeted |
| Adult social care | none budgeted |
| Public health | none budgeted |
| Housing services (general fund only) | £2.1 million |
| Cultural and related services | £2.1 million |
| Environmental and regulatory services | £4.4 million |
| Planning and development services | £2.1 million |
| Police services | none budgeted |
| Fire and rescue services | none budgeted |
| Central services | £4.5 million |
| Other services | none budgeted |
| Total service expenditure | £14.7 million |
Life in Mid Devon: the official facts
- People living here
- 85,593 people
- Typical age
- 47 years
- Money to live on, per person, per year
- £27,377
- Typical weekly pay, before tax
- £612
- Children growing up in poverty
- 22.6%
- People claiming unemployment-related benefits
- 2.3%
- Average price of a home
- £285,982
- How many years of pay a home costs
- 8.0 times yearly pay
- Greenhouse gases, per person
- 9.0 tonnes per person
- Homes and businesses that can get the fastest broadband
- 67.2%
- Public chargers for electric cars
- 90.6 per 100,000 people
- Businesses trading here
- 3,485 businesses
Who runs the council
This council’s area is covered by Devon and Torbay combined authority.
42 seats in 2026. Run by: Liberal Democrats, with a majority.
Councillors by party: Liberal Democrats 35, Conservative and Unionist 3, Green Party (E&W) 3, Independent / Other 1.
Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.
All 42 councillors, by ward
- Luke Taylor (Liberal Democrats) — Bradninch
- Rhys Roberts (Conservative and Unionist) — Cadbury
- Gill Westcott (Green Party (E&W)) — Canonsleigh
- Jane Lock (Liberal Democrats) — Canonsleigh
- Chris Adcock (Liberal Democrats) — Clare & Shuttern
- Martyn Stratton (Liberal Democrats) — Clare & Shuttern
- Jim Cairney (Liberal Democrats) — Crediton Boniface
- John Downes (Liberal Democrats) — Crediton Boniface
- Guy Cochran (Liberal Democrats) — Crediton Lawrence
- Tim Stanford (Liberal Democrats) — Crediton Lawrence
- Lloyd Knight (Liberal Democrats) — Cullompton Padbrook
- Sue Robinson (Liberal Democrats) — Cullompton Padbrook
- Emma Buczkowski (Liberal Democrats) — Cullompton St Andrews
- James Buczkowski (Liberal Democrats) — Cullompton St Andrews
- Nikki Woollatt (Independent / Other) — Cullompton St Andrews
- Matt Fletcher (Liberal Democrats) — Cullompton Vale
- Gwen Duchesne (Liberal Democrats) — Halberton
- Andrea Glover (Liberal Democrats) — Lower Culm
- Cathy Connor (Liberal Democrats) — Lower Culm
- John Poynton (Liberal Democrats) — Lower Culm
- Helen Tuffin (Green Party (E&W)) — Sandford & Creedy
- Mark Jenkins (Green Party (E&W)) — Sandford & Creedy
- Josh Wright (Liberal Democrats) — Silverton
- Steve Keable (Liberal Democrats) — Taw Vale
- Ben Holdman (Liberal Democrats) — Tiverton Castle
- David Wulff (Liberal Democrats) — Tiverton Castle
- Beckett Fish (Liberal Democrats) — Tiverton Cranmore
- Lance Kennedy (Liberal Democrats) — Tiverton Cranmore
- Les Cruwys (Liberal Democrats) — Tiverton Cranmore
- Andy Cuddy (Liberal Democrats) — Tiverton Lowman
- Gordon Czapiewski (Liberal Democrats) — Tiverton Lowman
- Matt Farrell (Liberal Democrats) — Tiverton Lowman
- Adam Stirling (Liberal Democrats) — Tiverton Westexe
- Claudette Harrower (Liberal Democrats) — Tiverton Westexe
- David Broom (Liberal Democrats) — Tiverton Westexe
- Natasha Bradshaw (Liberal Democrats) — Upper Culm
- Simon Clist (Liberal Democrats) — Upper Culm
- Alex White (Liberal Democrats) — Upper Yeo & Taw
- Natalia Letch (Liberal Democrats) — Upper Yeo & Taw
- Polly Colthorpe (Conservative and Unionist) — Way
- Martin Binks (Conservative and Unionist) — Yeo
- Sandy Chenore (Liberal Democrats) — Yeo