Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan 2025 Online Version and Consultation

Object

Representation ID: 490

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Teignbridge District Council

Strategic Policy NCS1: Biodiversity and Nature Recovery Network (first para)
‘All development that contributes to the conservation and enhancement of the natural assets within the Bay will be supported’

The approach should be stricter and require the purpose of the development to be for the conservation and enhancement of the natural assets, rather than just contribute towards this, to gain support.

Object

Representation ID: 491

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Teignbridge District Council

Policy NC1: Biodiversity and ecology
‘Part 2: Protection of regionally and locally important wildlife sites and features:’

NC1 is overly restrictive, and would benefit from some flexibility, through protection being commensurate with the importance of the site – e.g. would development be refused if it caused minor adverse impact on an “OSWI”?

Object

Representation ID: 492

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Teignbridge District Council

Policy NC2: Species of principal importance (second para)

It is not clear why specific reference is made to Cirl Buntings, given that the opening paragraph of the policy includes European Sites.

Support

Representation ID: 493

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Teignbridge District Council

Strategic Policy DES: Design and placemaking (first and third paras)

‘Development should be well designed to make best use of land and maximise the density of development, whilst protecting living conditions and amenity, respecting and enhancing Torbay’s special qualities, including the natural and built environment including areas and buildings of historic interest.
All development should design out opportunities for crime and disorder’

It would be worth changing wording of “should” to “will” which would provide greater certainty to the policy.

Support

Representation ID: 494

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Teignbridge District Council

Policy DE1: Design quality and assessment (first and second paras)

‘All development should be well designed’

It would be more useful if this was an absolute requirement.

‘Major development should be informed by a townscape and/or landscape assessment, including historical context of the site, existing and previous land uses (including agricultural land quality where appropriate) as well as movement patterns through and/or around the site.’

More logical for “will” instead of “should” wording in first part of sentence with the level of information proportionate to the scale of the development

Object

Representation ID: 495

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Teignbridge District Council

Policy DE2: Building for a Healthy Life (second para)
‘Under the BHL12 ‘traffic light’ system, a development proposal will be supported by the council when it secures as many ‘green lights’ as possible.’ (Second para)

Extract above lacks clarity and policy should set the standard required.