District councillor
Cllr Geoff Jung
Strategic Planning Committee member; Cabinet member; Councillor for Woodbury and Lympstone (Liberal Democrats)
Liberal Democrat councillor for Woodbury and Lympstone on East Devon District Council (council records list service since 2015). Listed as a Strategic Planning Committee member in the meeting attendance records.
Where they stand
✓For EXMO20Seconded the proposal to allocate EXMO20 (Exmo_20a) against the officer recommendation at SPC on 3 September 2024, saying St John in the Wilderness church needed 'major consideration'; his later comments on Exmouth's constraints, sewage and heath air quality did not call for its removal.
Yeah, I would like to second.Strategic Planning Committee, 3 September 2024 (afternoon) · 00:09:47 ▶ · meeting page · Seconded allocating Exmo_20a against the officer recommendation.
we have a proposal to take site 20a forward from Councillor Ingham seconded by Councillor JungStrategic Planning Committee, 3 September 2024 (afternoon) · 00:17:12 ▶ · meeting page · Chair names him ('Young' as transcribed) as seconder before the vote.
Inclusion for allocation, against officer recommendation, was proposed by Cllr Ingham and seconded by Cllr Jung.Official minutes, SPC 3 September 2024 (afternoon) · minutes (PDF) · play the moment ▶
Everything they said about EXMO20 at the meetings
30 passages from the council recordings, in date order. Each time stamp plays the recording at that moment.
Strategic Planning Committee, 3 September 2024 – afternoon session (2)
Yeah, I would like to second. Obviously we need to consider the the church, St John's in the wilderness which needs to be a major consideration to the planning which might reduce the number of houses but seeing that the recommendation for allocation is not and we can possibly get 550 out of that does that bring the figures back to a realistic point of speech.00:09:47 ▶ · B. Site selection: HELAA, officer advice and why EXMO20 was included (“justified”) (93)
Obviously we need to consider the the church, St John's in the wilderness which needs to be a major consideration to the planning which might reduce the number of houses00:09:52 ▶ · H. Heritage and other (51)
Strategic Planning Committee, 3 September 2024 – morning session (2)
Access onto Holland Road would be really detrimental for loads of reasons, but because it's in the coastal protection area, It's 400 metres from the Pepperbird Heath, the top end.01:58:26 ▶ · A. Habitats Regulations, Pebble Bed Heaths, air quality and ecology (126)
In the workshops that we had, we discounted all the sites off Holland Road.02:17:08 ▶ · C. Reasonable alternatives (27)
Strategic Planning Committee, 29 October 2024 – morning session (1)
I'm actually in favour of this site because it's been taken out of the historic Parks and Gardens designation by Historic England. Therefore, they've withdrawn their objection.04:09:54 ▶ · I. Admissions (24)
Strategic Planning Committee, 29 October 2024 – afternoon session (1)
Just to add that I've had an email from the developer, and he believes that they can overcome the pedestrian access into the village. … I've been told from the developer that they've got two possible, very reliable alternatives to resolve the situation that the parish council fear.05:17:39 ▶ · I. Admissions (24)
Strategic Planning Committee, 4 February 2025 (1)
I'm present, and yes, I've been lobbied on a number of applications, especially ECMAS 20.00:09:14 ▶ · I. Admissions (24)
Strategic Planning Committee, 19 May 2025 (2)
Just to come back on the issue that Councillor Bailey has just mentioned about ancient trees in that area of Exmouth. … there are going to be issues with trees no matter which development you go in eczema02:35:40 ▶ · I. Admissions (24)
there are ancient trees going up to the common no matter which way you go. … there are going to be issues with trees no matter which development you go in eczema02:36:04 ▶ · The council’s answers (rebuttals) – what officers and councillors said in EXMO20’s defence
Strategic Planning Committee, 8 July 2025 (3)
some study on water quality and the issues with with southwest water is possibly my number one priority.02:33:27 ▶ · I. Admissions (24)
Exmouth development, it's a very hard choice with choosing developments in Exmouth. It's surrounded by water on two sides, SSSI on another side, and other villages that would be swallowed up by Exmouth if it goes the other way.02:33:45 ▶ · I. Admissions (24)
so there could be a change in density, change in numbers, reducing now not develop the whole area but part of the area. Alternative accesses could be looked at03:20:25 ▶ · I. Admissions (24)
Strategic Planning Committee, 25 November 2025 – morning session (4)
the water cycle study as far as I'm concerned needs a lot more work on it and can you confirm that this will be be included in the public consultation00:51:18 ▶ · 2. Outstanding pieces of work (HRA, Air Quality Mitigation report, etc.) – especially dates and promises (257)
I've just heard today that Budleigh has lost its water quality from excellent to good, which is very bad news, seeing we've got a blue flag there.01:50:44 ▶ · I. Admissions (24)
I just want some clarity. Are we talking about the whole area around the Pebblebed Heath that is affected by this 400, or just this section? because that is very important because at the moment Natural England support us on this policy02:10:56 ▶ · I. Admissions (24)
at the moment Natural England support us on this policy02:11:08 ▶ · The council’s answers (rebuttals) – what officers and councillors said in EXMO20’s defence
Strategic Planning Committee, 3 March 2026 – morning session (8)
Present and I've had lobbying emails on. Exmouth, and also on various communities along the Otter regarding sewage.00:10:57 ▶ · I. Admissions (24)
Habitat Regulations assessment, really good report. It says what the problem is. I don't see how we can overcome. There's no report of how we're going to overcome that yet. … So I'm a bit at a loss at the moment of knowing how we're going to resolve this air quality problem on the Heath.00:38:17 ▶ · 2. Outstanding pieces of work (HRA, Air Quality Mitigation report, etc.) – especially dates and promises (257)
Yeah, the Peppabed Heath's buffer zone is only a restriction for dwellings and you can have construction on there as defined by previous planning applications like a Black Hill Corridor01:05:35 ▶ · The council’s answers (rebuttals) – what officers and councillors said in EXMO20’s defence
thank you ed for bringing this report to us I remember many years ago uh you uh suggested that we uh bring this uh get a report done I never imagined it would take so long I never imagined it would be as it is with a lot of holes in it but it is a starting point01:51:03 ▶ · 2. Outstanding pieces of work (HRA, Air Quality Mitigation report, etc.) – especially dates and promises (257)
when we look at sewage works we should be looking at the sewage infrastructure because it's not the sewage works that's been failing at Exmouth it's the sewage infrastructure that's been failing.02:33:55 ▶ · D. Deliverability: access, sewage, water, infrastructure, viability (“effective”) (125)
There has been a lot of criticism that the water report has come late to this party. A lot of comments on that from residents.02:34:08 ▶ · 2. Outstanding pieces of work (HRA, Air Quality Mitigation report, etc.) – especially dates and promises (257)
Actually, the Local Plan is about where to site these silly number of dwellings that we are compelled by government to provide, and therefore it's not actually Southwest Water to dictate where it is safe to build, but it's actually us, the local planning authority, that decide where best to place these developments02:34:19 ▶ · The council’s answers (rebuttals) – what officers and councillors said in EXMO20’s defence
it says at this stage we would not envisage seeking any further changes to the plan which I totally agree with however at submission there is the option for the council to identify a series of suggested main modifications to the plan02:35:07 ▶ · F. “Significant change” (28)
Strategic Planning Committee, 5 May 2026 (4)
Councillor Jung present and uh I've received um lobbying uh emails uh at the same as uh Councillor Fitzgerald item seven00:11:52 ▶ · I. Admissions (24)
There's so many accusations and suggestions, and if you go on AI, they're incorrect in giving some of these answers.01:02:36 ▶ · 1. When the use of AI is mentioned (24)
just to explain that the air quality report was on air quality now and the effect of transport basically on the public where he's now and not in the future so we have to do something to correct what is happening now not what might happen in the future01:34:06 ▶ · The council’s answers (rebuttals) – what officers and councillors said in EXMO20’s defence
Southwest Water do a five-year plan on their investments, and Exmouth is included in the next five-year plan. That seems to be possibly going into the next five-year plan at the moment.01:43:56 ▶ · D. Deliverability: access, sewage, water, infrastructure, viability (“effective”) (125)
Strategic Planning Committee, 14 July 2026 (2)
southwest water um it's with Exmouth it's it's to do with the permit capacity uh there's an argument going on right now about the permit for um Exmouth um um southwest water say there is enough um capacity um to to cope with their uh their permit capacity and the Environment Agency are questioning that and there's going to be a consultation on the capacity of the Merlane sewage works starting on the 4th of August01:33:25 ▶ · D. Deliverability: access, sewage, water, infrastructure, viability (“effective”) (125)
air quality report um it's not a it's not to do with the number of houses that are going to be built on or close to the Pebblebed Heaths because the air quality is being affected by rope traffic that is passing through and over the Pebblebed Heaths01:34:22 ▶ · The council’s answers (rebuttals) – what officers and councillors said in EXMO20’s defence
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