Select Committee on Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Written Evidence

APPENDIX 1

ACCESSIBILITY OF DEVON'S COASTAL TOWNS TO SUB-REGIONAl CENTRES

Coastal Town	Nearest Sub Regional Centre	Distance to Sub Regional Centre (miles)	Distance to Sub Regional Centre (km)	Travel time to Sub Regional Centre (miles)	Bus Frequency	Train Frequency
Bideford	Barnstaple	10.3	16.6	19	high	no service
Ilfracombe	Barnstaple	13.6	21.9	32	high	no service
Teignmouth	Newton Abbot	6.2	10.0	14	high	medium
Dawlish	Newton Abbot	9.5	15.3	22	high	medium
Westward Ho!	Barnstaple	9.8	15.8	19	high	no service
Seaton	Exeter	27.5	44.2	49	medium	no service
Dartmouth	Torquay	10.4	16.7	32	medium	no service
Salcombe	Plymouth	23.9	38.5	62	low	no service
Exmouth	Exeter	10.4	16.7	26	high	medium
Sidmouth	Exeter	15.1	24.3	39	high	no service
Lynton	Barnstaple	18.8	30.2	45	medium	no service
Budleigh Salterton	Exeter	14.4	23.2	38	low	no service

	Frequency of service
high	>  half hourly service
medium	half hourly—two hourly service
low	<  two hourly service

Nb Salcombe is approximately the same distance/travel time from three sub-regional centres.

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Prepared 18 April 2006