Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan 2025 Online Version and Consultation

Object

Representation ID: 275

Received: 20/01/2026

Respondent: Maidencombe Residents' Association

Proposing 445 new dwellings plus the current 192 overwhelms this rural village. It doesn't meet NPPF Criteria for Sustainable Development:
#8.a– not the right place. Potential flood risk
#8.b/#109– Unsafe walking/cycling routes to hub facilities/schools. Inadequate public transport.
#8.c/#187#192 – protected species: Cirl Buntings, Greater & Lesser Horseshoe Bats, valued landscape
#11.a – lack of infrastructure: no mains drainage
#11.b7– irreplaceable habitats. Farmland becomes unviable
#77– lack of infrastructure and ‘green’ transport modes
#77.d/#127 – land owners not willing to develop or sell, so non deliverable.
#109– all dwellings require cars
#116– adverse impact on highway safety
#170- Flood risk

Object

Representation ID: 276

Received: 20/01/2026

Respondent: Maidencombe Residents' Association

The shop at Maidencombe Cross closed in 1995 through lack of viability. The property owner is not open to providing a shop.
It would be unsafe for residents walking or cycling along Teignmouth Road to access the facility.
The Stokeinteignhead Village shop closed and became a Community Shop; its viability is a challenge.