As in other parts of Exeter, there are competing demands for land in Pinhoe. The Tory-led government has thrown the country into the biggest crisis in house-building in the last 50 years. Here in Exeter there is an enormous unmet demand for housing.

There is a lot of public interest in how to divert the traffic which will be generated from the housing estate planned for the old quarry and development being proposed for the former brickworks site though as of yet no roads plans have been finalised. The Friends of Eastern Fields have applied to Devon County Council for ‘Village Green’ status.

Labour city and county councillors Moira Macdonald and Saxon Spence are listening carefully to the arguments on all sides. There may need to be some give-and-take to reach the best answer for Pinhoe as a whole, so it’s important that you let them know your views.