Environment

  • Climate Emergency policies and status

    1. When did your council declare a climate emergency (CM)? Devon County Council’s Cabinet recommended the declaration of a Devon Climate Emergency at its meeting of 9 January 2019, with this decision ratified by Full Council at its meeting of … Continue reading →

  • Devon County Council Weed Control

    1. What method do you use for weed control? The current Corporate Grounds Maintenance Contract offers a choice of weed control options for most operations.  Individual site managers can currently choose herbicide free options for most operations on a site … Continue reading →

  • Climate Emergency

    1. If you have published a plan setting out how you will achieve this target. If so please provide a link to the document. Devon County Council’s Carbon Reduction Plan, which sets out its net zero carbon target and the … Continue reading →

  • Dawlish Rail disaster 2014

    I am trying to ascertain the consequences the disaster had to local businesses, local residents and the local economy.  Provide any reports or data that would help analyse this and perhaps any statistics that emerged due to the event. Devon … Continue reading →

  • Unregistered land other than Highways

    Does Devon County Council (DCC) own any land that is currently shown as ‘Unregistered’ on the records of the Land Registry, other than the land described as ‘highways maintainable at public expense’ and shown on the List of Streets Land … Continue reading →

  • Ecological experts in FTE employment

    “In-house ecological expertise” is defined as those who are employed by the council on a part-time or full-time basis and who have Chartered Ecological status (CEcol).  How many chartered ecologists the council has employed over the last three years between … Continue reading →