'Iconic view' leads to refusal for new homes at farm near Exeter
Plans for 61 new homes on the edge of Exeter have been unanimously refused due to the impact they would have on an area of important landscape setting and the ridgeline of the city.
Plans approved for industrial sized lagoon on Devon farm (despite local anger)
Plans for an industrial-scale lagoon on a farm near Upton Pyne have been given the go-ahead, despite the anger of locals.
Green light for Damien Hirst inspired new home scheme in Ilfracombe
Plans for nearly 350 homes as part of the first phase of the major southern expansion of Ilfracombe have been given the go ahead.
Rules for pop-up campsites on farms (which you can now run for 56 days)
With 2021 set to be the year of the staycation, and with record numbers of visitors predicted to head to the south west over the coming months, councils are expecting plenty of ‘pop-up camping sites’ to be created.
Work postponed on Devon estuary after Chris Packham fights for nesting birds
Vegetation and tree clearance work at a project that will return a Devon estuary and floodplain to a more natural condition has been postponed after campaigners were left furious over the impact it would have on nesting birds.
Extra marshals for Dartmoor this summer as plan of action revealed in full
Extra marshals will be deployed across Dartmoor National Park this summer as they once again expect visitors to arrive in their droves.
