Exeter & East Devon News from Tuesday, August 19th, 2025

The developer behind a plan for 42 homes in an East Devon village has been given the green light by a government inspector after the local council blocked one version but then accepted another.

Extra safety measures have been linked to the approval of new homes near a busy roundabout dubbed an “accident hotspot”.

Planners have deferred a decision over nine homes in an East Devon village over fears about a lack of information at a site dubbed of ‘national importance’ to bats.

New drawings show how a fire-gutted Devon hotel will look if developers get the go-ahead for their ambitious project.