TEIGNBRIDGE District Council has spent more than £133,000 on work linked to the stalled shake-up of local government across Devon, new figures obtained by the Mid-Devon Advertiser have revealed.

The council has identified total costs of £133,608.51 associated with Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) since November 2025.

Of that figure, £42,608.51 was direct expenditure, while a further £91,000 has been estimated for council staff time spent working on the reorganisation proposals.

The figures were released in response to a Freedom of Information request submitted by the Mid-Devon Advertiser.

The council said it had received £34,847.41 in LGR funding from central government towards the costs, adding that this figure could increase in future.

The largest item of direct spending was £26,892.85 paid for KPMG costs - supporting the LGR submission through East Devon District Council.

KPMG provides financial audit, tax, and advisory services to major companies, governments, and non-profits.

A further £6,670.97 was spent on LGR support resources provided through East Devon District Council, while £6,734.68 went towards the cost of an LGR Coordinating Director through the same authority.

The council also spent £1,200 on financial modelling work carried out through South Hams District Council and £1,110 on consultation costs paid to town and parish councils.

The authority said the estimated £91,000 internal staffing cost was based on a minimum of 150 days of officer time devoted to LGR activity.

This was calculated using 80 days at a daily cost of £700 and 70 days at £500 per day.

The proposed reorganisation was announced by the government in December 2024, with plans to abolish Devon’s existing district councils and county council and replace them with four, larger unitary authorities.

Under the proposals, Plymouth, Exeter and Torbay would expand, while a fourth unitary authority would cover the remainder of Devon.

Teignbridge was set to be split three ways between an expanded Torbay, Exeter, and the new ‘Devon Coast and Countryside Council’.

However, the plans were thrown into uncertainty after the government halted the process in September following legal advice.