Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan 2025 Online Version and Consultation

Object

Representation ID: 991

Received: 07/01/2026

Respondent: Totnes Town Council (Statutory / General Consultation Body)

Policy TA2. No reference is made about the impact of traffic and congestion caused by vehicles coming out of Torbay through adjoining settlements. Whilst the route northwards towards Newton Abbot and Exeter has had significant investment to improve capacity, this is not the case with the southern route towards Plymouth. The impact on Totnes is already substantial with junctions
beyond capacity during rush hours. Altered driver behaviour results in vehicles increasingly taking
routes through the town to avoid congestion on the A385. Investment in this route is required to mitigate these effects and to improve economic outcomes for Torbay.

Object

Representation ID: 992

Received: 07/01/2026

Respondent: Totnes Town Council (Statutory / General Consultation Body)

Page 173 paragraph 6.7 – there is no mention of improvements beyond the Torbay boundary,
but the impact of traffic will extend beyond the bay area.

Comment

Representation ID: 993

Received: 07/01/2026

Respondent: Totnes Town Council (Statutory / General Consultation Body)

The plan should recognise that Torbay functions as an employment hub for the wider region.

Object

Representation ID: 994

Received: 07/01/2026

Respondent: Totnes Town Council (Statutory / General Consultation Body)

Torbay has important wildlife corridors that link to the River Dart and Totnes which the plan should be mindful of retaining to best preserve biodiversity in the region.

Comment

Representation ID: 995

Received: 07/01/2026

Respondent: Totnes Town Council (Statutory / General Consultation Body)

Reference should be made to the 2018 South Hams Landscape Character Assessment and the need to preserve green spaces between communities on the outer bay area.