Marlcombe New Town

What has changed on this project, and when

• Next milestone: Locally led development corporation overseen jointly with Devon County Council, if approved by both councils; further reports to Cabinet later in 20262 November 2026 · previously: Final location confirmation
• Stage: Not one of the seven priority areas in the Draft New Towns Programme (23 Mar 2026); East Devon District Council Cabinet endorsed governance and partnership arrangements for delivery on 1 Apr 20262 November 2026 · previously: Dropped from the government's new towns programme (22 Mar 2026, retained only as a 'reasonable alternative'); East Devon District Council is continuing Marlcombe as a locally-led new community of up to 25,000 people through the emerging East Devon Local Plan 2020-2042 (post-Regulation 19)

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