Councillor Helen Brown

East Devon Highways and Traffic Orders Committee - Tuesday, 17 November 2026 - 10.30 am

Council - Thursday, 3 September 2026 - 11.00 am

The Devon County Council meeting on Thursday 3 September 2026 saw councillors approve significant changes to the council's constitution regarding planning functions, despite widespread concerns about the impact on local democracy. The council also debated and voted on several notices of motion, including those addressing the environmental impact of housing development, the economic consequences of Brexit, and airborne particulate risks near quarry sites.

Corporate Infrastructure and Regulatory Services Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 21 July 2026 - 10.30 am

The Corporate Infrastructure and Regulatory Services Scrutiny Committee met on Tuesday 21 July 2026 to review the Locality Budget Annual Report and the Treasury Management Annual Report. The committee agreed to undertake a survey of elected members regarding their experiences with the locality budget and to note the Treasury Management report.

East Devon Highways and Traffic Orders Committee - Monday, 20 July 2026 - 10.30 am

The East Devon Highways and Traffic Orders Committee met on Monday 20 July 2026, electing Councillor Paul Hayward as Chair and Councillor Jess Bailey as Vice-Chair. The committee endorsed a proposal to reduce the speed limit on a section of the A376 Clyst St Mary from the national speed limit to 50mph on dual carriageway sections and 40mph on single-lane sections. A decision on proposed waiting restrictions on South Farm Road, Budleigh Salterton, was deferred pending a site visit.

Council (Annual Meeting), Council - Thursday, 28th May, 2026 11.00 am

The Devon County Council meeting on 28 May 2026 saw the election of a new Chair and Vice-Chair, Councillor Caroline Leaver and Councillor Syed Jusef respectively, and the appointment of Councillor Julian Brazil as Leader and Councillor Paul Arnott as Deputy Leader. The council also approved the appointment of various committees and their chairs and vice-chairs, including a new Scrutiny Committee focused on local government reorganisation.