Purpose

Final proposal to be submitted to Ministry of Housing, Communities
and Local Government.

Council will consider the matter before Executive on
25 November 2025

Content

Agreed:
 
RESOLVED that
Executive:
 
(1)  
agrees the Draft Final Proposal for Local Government
Reorganisation (LGR) in Devon;
(2)  
support the creation of four proposed new unitary
councils (the geographic details of which were outlined in the
report) as follows:
 

a Unitary council for
Exeter and surrounding parishes;
a Unitary council for
Plymouth and surrounding parishes;
a Unitary council for
Torbay and surrounding parishes; and
a Unitary council for
the Devon Coast and Countryside.

 
(3)  
agree to a Joint Submission with Plymouth City
Council to present a shared Executive Summary with the two
individual proposals as appendices. Members noted that Plymouth
City Council supported this approach and their Cabinet agreed a
similar recommendation at their meeting on 24 November
2025.
 
(4)  
grant delegated authority to the Chief Executive, in
consultation with the Leader, to make any further minor amendments
to the LGR proposal prior to its submission to Government by 28
November 2025.
 
Reason for Decision: As
set out in the report and as amended at the meeting.