East Devon draft Local Plan: the Inspector's set of instructions

Following on from the Inspector's rejection of the draft Local Plan:
Futures Forum: Public Examination of the New East Devon Local Plan ... report published today Thurs 3rd April ...
Futures Forum: East Devon draft Local Plan is rejected: ... "unsound with serious evidential failings" ... "deeply worrying" ... "disastrous" ... "it’s very bad news indeed" ...

... and following on from many responses to the failure of the Local Plan:
Futures Forum: East Devon draft Local Plan is rejected: EDA responds
Futures Forum: East Devon draft Local Plan is rejected: SOS responds
Futures Forum: East Devon draft Local Plan is rejected: more reports

... the District Council has contacted the Inspector:

And the Inspector has responded - outlining the next steps the District Council should be taking:

www.eastdevon.gov.uk/lettereddc-insp-eddc16.04.14.pdf

Here is a response from the East Devon Alliance:

HAS THE LOCAL PLAN INSPECTOR LOST HIS PATIENCE WITH EDDC?

APRIL 17, 2014

Just one day after EDA asks: where is EDDC’s response to the Local Plan Inspector, it appears online dated that same day! Good job we reminded them!

And immediately Mr Thickett sends his reply (page 2 of the document is his speedy reply):

Is it our imagination or is Mr Thickett losing patience with EDDC? He seems to have needed to give them a “Local Plan Revision Class for Dummies” the gist of which appears to be (paraphrasing): pull your fingers out, do as you are told, provide a timetable – and if you think you can get away without consulting again: forget it:

Has the Local Plan Inspector lost his patience with EDDC? | East Devon Alliance

And comment from the SIN blog:

Oh dear, Mr Thickett, the Planning Inspector is NOT a happy man!

17 APR

Because he is getting the same sort of treatment that WE get from EDDC: flim flam and a stubborn refusal to answer questions with straightforward answers – or just refusing to answer at all.

This council is simply not fit for purpose, yet there is nothing we can do till May 2015 and it looks like things will just go from bad to worse.

Oh dear, Mr Thickett, the Planning Inspector is NOT a happy man! | Sidmouth Independent News
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