Consultation on Proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay

Closes 26 Mar 2026

Contents

Please click on and complete the first section to tell us about yourself. 

Please then click on and complete the personal data confirmation, before clicking on the sections for the proposals. 

There are separate sections for each proposal: 

Consultation on the proposal from Devon County Council for 3 unitary councils: 

  • Devon Unitary Council: East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge and West Devon 

  • Plymouth​ to remain unchanged 

  • Torbay ​to remain unchanged 

Consultation on the proposal from South Hams District Council, Teignbridge Borough Council, West Devon Borough Council for 3 unitary councils

  • Exeter and Northern Devon Unitary: East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon, North Devon and Torridge  

  • Plymouth to remain unchanged 

  • Torbay and Southern Devon Unitary: South Hams, Teignbridge, Torbay  and West Devon ​ 

Consultation on the proposal from East Devon Borough Council, Mid Devon District Council, North Devon Council, Torridge District Council for 3 unitary councils. This includes a request to split existing district council areas between the proposed new councils: 

  • Exeter and Northern Devon Unitary: East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon, North Devon, and Torridge 

  • Plymouth Expanded: parts of the parishes of Bickleigh, Briston, Shaugh Prior and Sparkwell from the neighbouring district of South Hams  

  • Torbay and Southern Devon Unitary: South Hams, Teignbridge, Torbay ​and West Devon  

Consultation on the proposal from Exeter City Council and Plymouth City Council for 4 unitary councils. This includes a request to split existing district council areas between the proposed new councils: 

  • Devon Coast and Countryside: The rest of Devon 

  • Exeter: plus 15 parishes from within Teignbridge District Council, 28 parishes from within East Devon District Council and 6 parishes from within Mid-Devon District Council.​ 

  • Plymouth: plus 13 parishes from South Hams 

  • Torbay: plus 22 parishes from within Teignbridge District Council and South Hams District Council.​ 

Consultation on the proposal from Torbay Council for 4 unitary councils. This includes a request to split existing district council areas between the proposed new councils

  • Exeter Council: plus 15 parishes from within Teignbridge District Council, 28 parishes from within East Devon District Council and 6 parishes from within Mid Devon District Council 

  • Plymouth Council: plus 13 parishes from South Hams 

  • Rural Devon Coast and Countryside Council: The rest of Devon 

  • Torbay Council to remain unchanged 

Once you have answered the questions on one or more of the proposals as desired, simply click ‘Finish’ below to complete your response.