A planning inspector has declared Teignbridge District Council’s 20-year Plan Teignbridge document for the future to be sound, and has given the go-ahead for it to be adopted by the council.
The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) issued its final report into the council’s plan yesterday which maps out how jobs, homes, including affordable, community facilities, roads, country parks, and more will be provided to meet local needs over the next 20 years.
In his report the Inspector said:
“I consider that the Plan has been positively prepared to address housing and employment...
Husband and wife Anthony and Katey Pimblett celebrate the birth of their baby daughter Lauren at their new home purchased under the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme at Fern Green based in Langport. The Somerset development built by award-winning independent builders C G Fry & Son has to-date sold five of its 30 private houses under this scheme.
The *‘Help to Buy’ Equity Loan scheme helps first time buyers and those looking to move up the property ladder to purchase a new-build home. The government-backed initiative was set up to help new and existing home owners to purchase a property...
A developer is being sought for Queen’s Drive Leisure Area, the unique 9.3 acre seafront site in Exmouth.
This follows the outline planning approval obtained in December 2013 for the development of the site into a recreation and leisure zone.
The site is being marketed on behalf of East Devon District Council by property consultants, Jones Lang LaSalle, appointed using the standard local authority procurement process.
John Kinsey, director at Jones Lang LaSalle’s Exeter office, said “It is very rare that a seafront site of this size is brought to the market,...
Members of the public will be able to see at first hand Aviva Investors’ £7 million plans for the remodelling of the Guildhall Shopping Centre in Exeter at an event to be held on Tuesday 21 January.
The event will take place between 11am and 4pm at Unit 13 in the Centre’s Market Arcade and will feature a display showing architect’s drawings, CGIs and artist’s impressions. It will also include details about the thought processes behind the designs, the materials to be used and the timescales involved in the project.
Members of Aviva Investors’; team will be on hand to answer...
In the latest in a nutshell video, we asked local expert Adam Stone from Rokk Media “what are the benefits of mobile apps?”
Adam explains the different benefits of mobile apps and gives advice on how to create your own million pound app. “Coming up with an idea is the easy bit - getting it downloaded enough to turn a profit is the hard part. Bear in mind that the reason apps are downloaded in their millions is because they are incredibly low cost or even free. That means that to make money the app needs to sell in high volume and to achieve that often requires a hefty marketing...
East Devon District Council has reluctantly decided to move the venue of the Feniton ‘super inquiry’ because the initial location is not big enough for the eight-day hearing.
After appeals by three developers against EDDC’s refusal of planning permission for their proposals, the Planning Inspectorate decided to combine appeal hearings for three Feniton sites into a single event.
The appeals are by Feniton Park Ltd for Acland Park (32 homes), Strategic Land Partnership for land west of Ottery Road (up to 120 homes) and Wainhomes for an extension to the 50 homes allowed at...
Members of Alphington Village Forum met with Bovis Homes on Monday (10/12/13) to express their views and objections to the Developer's new plans in the strongest terms. The meeting took place before Bovis Homes' opened their exhibition to show the public their plans for the South West Exeter 1-3 part of the Teignbridge Local Plan. The Forum members were shocked at what they saw, with the plans completely different from those in the original 'Plan Teignbridge'.
One of the biggest differences that upset the Forum are Bovis' plans to develop some 700 new...
Residents of Pinhoe are being invited to have their say on the proposed Home Farm development at Pinhoe Primary School tonight. At the meeting residents can find out more about the plans and how to voice their concerns to the council. “One concern is the extra pressure on traffic in the area.” said Graham Pike, a resident of Pinhoe and one of the organisers of tonight’s consultation. “the developers said that there will be a number of footpaths and cycyle routes added but the majority of people will be driving on what is already a dangerous road.” Residents have also raised concerns over...
Dartmoor National Park Authority is asking the Government to think again about its proposals to allow farm buildings to be converted to housing, schools or nurseries without the need for planning permission.
The Government is consulting planning authorities across England on its proposals to allow the conversion or demolition of farm buildings to create up to three houses or a state school or nursery without planning permission.
It follows recent changes which already allow farm buildings to be converted into shops or offices, and for offices to be turned into homes,...
Jenny Brown and Paul Colebourne are the first residents to move into their new home at Wyndham Place, Tisbury built by independent developer C G Fry & Son, well-renowned for their triple-award winning Wyvern Park in Exeter. Site manager Adrian White was recently awarded a Quality Award in the ‘Pride in the Job’ 2013 for the development organised by the National House Building Council (NHBC) for the South West region. A ‘Pride in the Job award’ is the highest industry accolade a site manager can receive.
Jenny together with partner Paul own a house in London and are looking to...
