Residents in the historic rural settlement of Westleigh, near Instow in North Devon, are holding their own traffic survey this week to gather evidence with which to oppose an outline planning application for nine new houses on a site they believe is highly unsuitable for numerous reasons.
The application for outline planning permission for a small estate of nine houses just outside...
Villagers of Marsh Green in East Devon have made an urgent appeal to the Devon branch of the countryside charity CPRE to help them fight an alarming planning application for a solar farm that would destroy hundreds of acres of productive land and increase the risk of their homes flooding. The extraordinary proposal also includes cutting off the nearby hamlet of Westcott for five days a week...
The Devon branch of the countryside charity CPRE is celebrating a significant win for its campaign against massive solar farms on agricultural land after Mid Devon councillors yesterday (22 Sept) ratified a decision to turn down a 150-acre solar farm and battery storage facility at Langford.
Seven members of Mid Devon’s planning committee voted to refuse the controversial application,...
