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Thursday 22 January 2015

Transition Town Exmouth: welcoming 'sustainable development' on Exmouth's seafront

The proposed development on Exmouth's seafront has not been without controversy - especially in the early stages of 'consultation':
‘Exmouth Splash’: Public Consultation 2012/2013
The Splash 'consultation' - a Freedom of Information request to East Devon District Council - WhatDoTheyKnow
Exmouth: yet another questionable “consultation” | East Devon Watch

But the 'Splash' development is going to happen:



Pictured: Exmouth £3 million watersports centre planned to transform seafront | Exeter Express and Echo

Again, it's had its critics:
Seafront ‘splash’ plan criticised - News - Exmouth Journal
Exmouth and Development: an elector’s view | East Devon Watch

Moreover, proposals to move several beach huts have not been universally welcomed:
New fund to revamp East Devon beach huts | Exeter Express and Echo
Those Exmouth beach huts not fit for purpose | East Devon Watch

Nevertheless, Transition Town Exmouth has sought to work with the District Council:
Futures Forum: Transition Town Exmouth: working with the council

And TT Exmouth is doing so within the larger vision of 'sustainablity'.
This is from a recent presentation:




















Sustainable Exmouth: A TTE presentation: 13th October 2014

And this is from the chair of TTE in this week's Exmouth Journal:























Home - Exmouth Journal

The main point of interest being 
- apart from Exmouth enjoying a ‘Community Organisation Liaison Panel’ and the Splash development taking on a developer with ‘environmental and community credentials’
- is that the facility will be run by a ‘community interest company’.

What is a CIC? | CIC AssociationCIC
Community interest company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Setting up a social enterprise - GOV.UK
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