District councillor
Cllr Nick Hookway
Devon County Councillor (Exmouth and Budleigh Coastal division); Cabinet member; Councillor for Exmouth Littleham (Liberal Democrats)
Liberal Democrat councillor for Exmouth Littleham on East Devon District Council (council records list service since 2019). He is also a Devon County Councillor and spoke at SPC as a non-member.
Where they stand
✗Against EXMO20Non-committee councillor who said at SPC on 8 July 2025 that Exmouth 'doesn't need Exmouth 20' and on 2 September 2025 that the officer report was trying to defend what is 'basically indefensible'.
Exmouth is a town that doesn't need EXMO20Strategic Planning Committee, 8 July 2025 · 02:29:51 ▶ · meeting page · Says Exmouth does not need EXMO20.
the report is trying to defend what is basically indefensibleStrategic Planning Committee, 2 September 2025 (morning) · 01:17:06 ▶ · meeting page · Opposed the officer recommendation to retain EXMO20.
Everything they said about EXMO20 at the meetings
5 passages from the council recordings, in date order. Each time stamp plays the recording at that moment.
Strategic Planning Committee, 8 July 2025 (1)
Exmouth is a town that doesn't need EXMO20 what Exmouth needs is building in the existing location providing houses that meet the needs of the people02:29:51 ▶ · 4. Councillors admitting EXMO20 should not have been allocated, or that allocating it was a mistake (30)
Strategic Planning Committee, 2 September 2025 – morning session (4)
moving on to EXMO20 land of St John's the committee needs to be aware that I have very real concerns about highways access to this site … the report is trying to defend what is basically indefensible frankly it is the environment here that is more important than the housing turning EXMO20 to another example of suburbia would destroy the inner areas entire attractiveness for tourism as the impact upon the environment will be severe01:15:57 ▶ · 4. Councillors admitting EXMO20 should not have been allocated, or that allocating it was a mistake (30)
The comments given in the revised wording of paragraph 7.43 such as, and I quote, mitigation measures may be required to address unacceptable adverse highways impacts are a massive understatement.01:16:50 ▶ · D. Deliverability: access, sewage, water, infrastructure, viability (“effective”) (125)
the report is trying to defend what is basically indefensible frankly it is the environment here that is more important than the housing turning EXMO20 to another example of suburbia would destroy the inner areas entire attractiveness for tourism as the impact upon the environment will be severe01:17:06 ▶ · 4. Councillors admitting EXMO20 should not have been allocated, or that allocating it was a mistake (30)
EXMO20 we understand that there are mineral rights there what is the mineral who owns the mineral rights to it01:35:14 ▶ · I. Admissions (24)
How we decide where someone stands: our method. Anything wrong? Tell us and we'll correct it.