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North 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.
North 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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- Household waste collection: Providing information
- Household waste collection: Reporting
- Bulky household waste collections: Applications for service
- Household garden waste: Providing information
- Recycling bags and containers: Providing information
- 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
- Electoral register: Applications for service
- Parking permits: Providing information
- Planning decision notices: Providing information
- Councillors directory: Providing information
- Complaints procedure: Providing information
Housing
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Transport
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Council tax
Band D set by North Devon for 2026–27: £223.16 of a £2,642.21 total bill in the area.
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Environment
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Education
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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: 0 opened, 1 closed (1 result of amalgamation/merger)
- Petroc (16 plus) — closed; reason recorded: result of amalgamation/merger, 4 January 2026
What the council plans to spend, 2026–27
| Service | Budget |
|---|---|
| Education services | none budgeted |
| Highways and transport services | −£2.3 million |
| Children's social care | none budgeted |
| Adult social care | none budgeted |
| Public health | none budgeted |
| Housing services (general fund only) | £3.7 million |
| Cultural and related services | £1.3 million |
| Environmental and regulatory services | £10.3 million |
| Planning and development services | £2.0 million |
| Police services | none budgeted |
| Fire and rescue services | none budgeted |
| Central services | £5.0 million |
| Other services | none budgeted |
| Total service expenditure | £20.0 million |
North Devon in numbers
- Total population
- 101,222 people
- Median age
- 48 years
- Gross disposable household income per head
- £24,005
- Gross median weekly pay
- £558
- Children in relative poverty after housing costs
- 26.6%
- Claimant Count
- 2.9%
- Average house price
- £282,633
- Housing affordability ratio (residence-based)
- 9.0 affordability ratio
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 6.0 tCO2e per capita
- Gigabit capable broadband
- 60.9%
- Public electric vehicle chargers
- 207.5 per 100,000 population
- Active businesses
- 4,090 number of enterprises
Who runs the council
42 seats in 2026. Run by: Liberal Democrats, with a majority.
Councillors by party: Liberal Democrats 24, Independent / Other 8, Conservative and Unionist 7, Green Party (E&W) 3.
Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.
All 42 councillors, by ward
- Syed Jusef (Liberal Democrats) — Barnstaple Central
- Jo Orange (Liberal Democrats) — Barnstaple with Pilton
- Loki Dawson (Liberal Democrats) — Barnstaple with Pilton
- Mel Lovering (Liberal Democrats) — Barnstaple with Pilton
- David Clayton (Liberal Democrats) — Barnstaple with Westacott
- Josh Rutty (Liberal Democrats) — Barnstaple with Westacott
- Peter Leaver (Liberal Democrats) — Barnstaple with Westacott
- Helen Walker (Liberal Democrats) — Bickington
- Joy Cann (Liberal Democrats) — Bickington
- Will Topps (Liberal Democrats) — Bickington
- Robin Milton (Independent / Other) — Bishop's Nympton
- Malcolm Prowse (Independent / Other) — Bratton Fleming
- Graham Bell (Independent / Other) — Braunton East
- Liz Spear (Liberal Democrats) — Braunton East
- Pru Maskell (Conservative and Unionist) — Braunton West & Georgeham
- Simon Maddocks (Independent / Other) — Braunton West & Georgeham
- Susan Whitehead (Conservative and Unionist) — Chittlehampton
- Kevin Davies (Liberal Democrats) — Chulmleigh
- Brian Lethaby (Independent / Other) — Combe Martin
- Frank Biederman (Liberal Democrats) — Fremington
- Jayne Mackie (Liberal Democrats) — Fremington
- Ricky Knight (Green Party (E&W)) — Heanton Punchardon
- Daniel Turton (Conservative and Unionist) — Ilfracombe East
- June Williams (Liberal Democrats) — Ilfracombe East
- Paul Crabb (Conservative and Unionist) — Ilfracombe East
- Jonathan Quinn (Conservative and Unionist) — Ilfracombe West
- Sara Wilson (Green Party (E&W)) — Ilfracombe West
- Becky Coombs (Liberal Democrats) — Instow
- Glyn Lane (Conservative and Unionist) — Landkey
- Mark Haworth-Booth (Green Party (E&W)) — Landkey
- John Patrinos (Independent / Other) — Lynton & Lynmouth
- Julie Hunt (Liberal Democrats) — Marwood
- Malcolm Wilkinson (Liberal Democrats) — Mortehoe
- Caroline Leaver (Liberal Democrats) — Newport
- Louisa York (Liberal Democrats) — Newport
- Liz Bulled (Conservative and Unionist) — North Molton
- Christopher Norman (Liberal Democrats) — Roundswell
- David Knight (Liberal Democrats) — Roundswell
- David Worden (Liberal Democrats) — South Molton
- Matthew Bushell (Independent / Other) — South Molton
- Peter Bishop (Liberal Democrats) — South Molton
- Peter Jones (Independent / Other) — Witheridge