PROPOSED NEW TRUSTPORT/HARBOUR AUTHORITY

The Club is an active member of Exe Estuary Users Association (EEUA) which serves to foster good relationships between the various Exe user groups.    EEUA is currently in consultation with Exeter City Council (ECC) regarding the Council’s intention to divest itself of management of the Exe Estuary.    ECC proposes to replace its responsibilities by creating a “Trustport”, and published a consultation document in November 2005 outlining its intentions.   EEUA is unanimously opposed to the ECC’s published Trustport proposals, brief details of which follow.

The ECC-proposed Trustport would be administered by a Trust Board which, once in place, would primarily be responsible for its own existence.    The sole source of income to fund the Board and its activities would be Exe Estuary boat users.    In itself, this is not the problem; what does concern boat users is the proposed annual cost of financing the Trustport.    Currently, ECC administers the Estuary at a cost of £172,000 p.a. and, to all intents and purposes, this only provides for the marking of the navigation channel.     Provisional ECC figures indicate Trustport costs to be £250,000 p.a., whilst opposers estimate the true cost could be closer to £350,000 p.a.

The consultation document resulted in 168 responses, 11 from statutory bodies (e.g. local councils) which were for the Trustport, and 157 from associations and individuals against the proposals.    

FOR FULL HISTORY FROM THE VERY START (TRÈS BORING!) CLICK BELOW.

•  Exe Estuary - New Harbour Authority [1Mb]
•  Summary of the report [46kb]

•  Draft HRO November 2005 [248kb]
•  HRO Harbour maps and plans [378kb]
•  Draft Business Plan [361kb]
•  Business Plan Appendices [678kb]
•  Business Plan Appendix 8 - Assumptions made on Income and Expenditure [792kb]

RESULT OF CONSULTATION ENDING 31 JANUARY 2006

•  Executive Report - Exe Estuary Harbour Revision Order [84kb]
•  Appendix I - Harbour Plan [241kb]
•  Appendix II -Introduction to the distillation of responses [22kb]
•  Appendix III - Statutory responses received [51kb]
•  Appendix IV - Non-statutory responses [169kb]
•  Appendix V - Respondents' distribution [32kb]
•  Appendix VI - Glossary for responses [32kb]