Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan 2025 Online Version and Consultation

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Representation ID: 1364

Received: 02/02/2026

Respondent: Vanguard Group Developments (Uk1)

Agent: Urbs Planning Consultancy

62-70 Victoria Street opposite Paignton Train Station (the “Site”). The previous allocation of ten residential units for the site has been omitted from the draft Local Plan.

Site Specific Allocation:
a. Our Client’s Site had previously been earmarked for a Site Allocation for 10 residential units in the previous Housing Site Options consultation document from 2022. This Allocation has not been included within the new draft Local Plan.
b. The Site is in a highly sustainable location directly opposite a train station in a town centre. It is therefore suitable for new housing alongside ground floor active town centre uses and this principle is supported by the existing and emerging planning policies for the area. A development of the Site that included housing, if delivered at the requisite quantum, would enable investment into the Site which would in turn enable it to be brought back into
a sustainable, long-term viable use.
c. On this basis we encourage the re-introduction of the proposed Site Allocation for the Site. However, to enable flexibility for the Council to apply their own policies and for a commercially realistic and viable development to come
forward, if a target number of homes is to be specified it is considered the text should indicate that this is a bottom limit with the aim to maximise the number of homes subject to addressing other policy considerations. Based on our Client’s initial feasibility studies, the 10 homes previously stated in the draft Site Allocation would fail to make the most effective use of brownfield land and
would not achieve the design-led optimisation of the Site. We therefore welcome a further discussion with the Council’s planning department on an appropriate range if this is to be included and this can be discussed further at
the forthcoming pre-application meeting.

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Representation ID: 1368

Received: 02/02/2026

Respondent: Vanguard Group Developments (Uk1)

Agent: Urbs Planning Consultancy

Policy HE2:
a. This requires proposals involving demolition of buildings of demonstrable significance within conservation areas to show that all options for retention have been assessed. This includes showing that all possible funding sources
and other feasible options that would be less harmful have been explored.
b. Such optioneering typically has to come early in the design stage process and can have significant cost and programme implications, especially if the process is unclear and handled on an ad-hoc basis. We encourage the Council to seek to establish a clear and succinct process and to ensure it is kept proportionate and appropriate to each case under consideration.
c. It is vital that if such a policy is included, the wording acknowledges that any options required to be assessed in detail need to be commercially realistic and financially viable.

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Representation ID: 1370

Received: 02/02/2026

Respondent: Vanguard Group Developments (Uk1)

Agent: Urbs Planning Consultancy

We note this states that a new food store (convenience retail) should be provided in Paignton Town Centre as an element of regeneration proposals.
The Site would be an ideal location for a new food store and our Client is open to discussing with Officers whether this could be provided as part of their forthcoming development proposals. Further details can be discussed at the forthcoming pre-application meeting.

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Representation ID: 1371

Received: 02/02/2026

Respondent: Vanguard Group Developments (Uk1)

Agent: Urbs Planning Consultancy

They welcome the draft Plan’s policies that identify the area around Paignton Station as suitable for tall buildings and that promote growth, regeneration and increased densification in town centres.