Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan 2025 Online Version and Consultation

Object

Representation ID: 959

Received: 23/01/2026

Respondent: Teignbridge District Council (Statutory / General Consultation Body)

Minimum‑density (Policy H4) and conversion‑to‑flats (Policy H5) lack clear criteria, and the wording on ‘deprivation’ is vague.

Comment

Representation ID: 960

Received: 23/01/2026

Respondent: Teignbridge District Council (Statutory / General Consultation Body)

Loss‑of‑homes policy (Policy H6) should be limited to sub‑standard dwellings; re‑phrase criterion 1 to focus on improving poor‑standard accommodation.

Comment

Representation ID: 961

Received: 23/01/2026

Respondent: Teignbridge District Council (Statutory / General Consultation Body)

Traveller‑site policy (Policy H13) should specify the required number of transit pitches.

Support

Representation ID: 962

Received: 23/01/2026

Respondent: Teignbridge District Council (Statutory / General Consultation Body)

The employment targets (E1‑E4) in the economy chapter are well‑evidenced.

Object

Representation ID: 963

Received: 23/01/2026

Respondent: Teignbridge District Council (Statutory / General Consultation Body)

Policy TOS 4’s restriction on small apartments, hostels and HMOs in tourism zones may be too limiting.

Comment

Representation ID: 964

Received: 23/01/2026

Respondent: Teignbridge District Council (Statutory / General Consultation Body)

Extending holiday parks (Policy TO5) could free land for housing and help meet the housing need.

Object

Representation ID: 965

Received: 23/01/2026

Respondent: Teignbridge District Council (Statutory / General Consultation Body)

Community‑focused policy SC 4 on sustainable food production sets a high threshold on agricultural‑land loss, which may conflict with the urgent need for housing.

Comment

Representation ID: 966

Received: 23/01/2026

Respondent: Teignbridge District Council (Statutory / General Consultation Body)

Infrastructure policy (INS) should replace ‘should’ with ‘will’ to give greater certainty that new infrastructure will be delivered environmentally.

Comment

Representation ID: 967

Received: 23/01/2026

Respondent: Teignbridge District Council (Statutory / General Consultation Body)

Climate‑change policies (CERS) should mandate resilience and carbon‑minimisation for all developments rather than using ‘should’.

Comment

Representation ID: 968

Received: 23/01/2026

Respondent: Teignbridge District Council (Statutory / General Consultation Body)

Guidance is needed to operationalise the circular‑economy requirement (CERS g).