Council Structure

Committee Structure

Membership of Council Committees, Working Groups, Representation on Outside Bodies and Members with Special Responsibilities

Clicking on the above link will give you the up-to-date list of councillors membership on Committees, Working Groups and as representatives on Outside Bodies.

(Last updated 4th March 2026)

Planning Committee

(Delegated powers to act as statutory consultee on all planning applications) Meetings held on Tuesdays (normally fortnightly) to discuss, as consultee, planning applications in town.

Planning Committee Terms of Reference

Finance and Policy Committee

Meets every three months (recommendations on all aspects of changes to policies, procedures and expenditure (Reports back to Town Council).

Finance & Policy Committee Terms of Reference

Town Management Committee

Meets every other month.

The Committee will lead on Honiton market, annual licenses, partnership liaison, street furniture, town events, CCTV/Police/Crime, Tourism, Highway issues, Youth liaison, car parks, and twinning.

Town Management Committee Terms of Reference

Green and Open Spaces Committee

Meets every other month.

The Committee will lead on parks, green spaces, footpaths, highway issues, play spaces and any other matter of a non-strategic nature relating to Green and Open Spaces.

Green & Open Spaces Committee Terms of Reference

Human Resources Committee

Meets three times a year.

Members: Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Chairs of the Planning, Finance & Policy, Town Management, Green & Open Spaces and Strategy Committees

Human Resources Committee Terms of Reference

Strategy, Economy & Tourism Committee

Meets every month.

The Committee will lead on “horizon scanning” drawing on the work of other organisations and stakeholders, preparing a draft Council strategic plan (Work Programme) encapsulating the Council’s strategic objectives, tourist and economy, inclusive Council, community engagement, Boundary review, Youth Council, NALC quality council, and relationships with EDDC/DCC within a performance cycle all supported by the Council Structure.

Strategy Committee Terms of Reference

Transitional Committee

To discuss matters arising from the Devon Local Government Re-organisation. (LGR)

Committee Structure