Amendment status:Carried
Cllr Macgregor proposed an amendment that recommendations 1 and 3 as set out on the agenda report supporting the 4/5/1 model be approved as the best option for the residents of Teignbridge. This was seconded by Cllr G Taylor.
Cllr Macgregor confirmed the wording of his proposed amendment would be recommendation 1 and 3 of the agenda report as a recommendation to the Executive with a revised recommendation 2 of the agenda report to read:
2. Teignbridge District Council only support the option of 4/5/1.
The amendment was seconded by Cllr G Taylor.
The amendment to recommendation 2 would ensure that Dartmoor National Park in its entirety would remain in one unitary authority and address Cllrs concerns about the expansion of Plymouth City Council’s boundaries.
A recorded vote in accordance with paragraph 4.13.5. of the Constitution was taken.
Motion status:Carried
In accordance with paragraph 4.13.5. of the Constitution a recorded vote was taken on the substantive motion.
RECOMMENDED to the Executive that
1. Teignbridge District Council endorses the submission of ‘Reimagining Devon – Believe in Better’ (Appendix 4) as the Council’s response to the invitation from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government for Local Government Reorganisation in Devon, with two new unitary authorities and Plymouth as a ‘continuing authority’.
3. Delegated power be given to the Managing Director, in consultation with the Executive Member for Local Government Reorganisation to submit the proposals and covering letter (Appendix 5) to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government by the deadline of 28th November 2025.
Amendment status:Rejected
Following the resumption of the meeting, an amendment was proposed by Councillor P Parker and seconded by Councillor MacGregor: “The Council to investigate in detail the option for pay to pee services, where assets are used to cover the cost of providing new custom-built facilities through disposal and other funding sources and report back to the next Full Council in October 2025.”
Councillors Keeling, Clarance and MacGregor spoke on the amendment proposed by Councillor P Parker.
Councillor J Taylor proposed a recorded vote on the amendment, and this was duly supported by more than five Members of the Council.
Councillor P Parker and Councillor MacGregor agreed to amend the wording of the amendment to report back to the next Full Council in February 2026.
The amendment put to the vote was as follows:
“The Council resolves to investigate in detail the option for pay to pee services, where assets are used to cover the cost of providing new custom-built facilities through disposal and other funding sources and report back to the next Full Council in February 2026.”
An amendment was proposed by Councillor J Taylor and seconded by Councillor Daws:
“All Toilets will under the ownership of Teignbridge District Council, maintained as public toilets, except those which town and parish councils agree to transfer to their ownership”.
Councillor J Taylor spoke to the amendment and officers responded orally to the comments made.
Councillor J Taylor proposed a recorded vote on the amendment, and this was duly supported by more than five Members of the Council. The amendment was then put to the vote.
The Council RESOLVES to: 1) Ensure the continued provision of public conveniences until April 2027. 2) With immediate effect start consultation with all Towns/Parishes to transfer toilets by April 2027 to enable continued provision of facilities and avoid cessation of services. The Head of Assets in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Assets and Environmental Services to transfer facilities as agreed with town and parish councils. 3) Where towns and parishes are unable to fund /resource provision of public conveniences the Head of Assets will consult with other interested parties to transfer facilities on the proviso that they continue to be provided as public conveniences for the foreseeable future. 4) Ensure resources are devoted to achieving agreement with Towns/Parishes at the earliest opportunity to enable precepts to be increased if necessary.