Land behind the Farriers, Lamerton:

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Introduction How to learn more:

We acquired an interest in the land outlined in red in the map We are keen to tell you about our plans and why you should above, known as Land behind the Farriers, back in 2019. At support them. You can find out more in the following ways: the time, we attended a number of meetings of Lamerton Parish Council, including a well-attended public meeting, and • For anyone who would like to speak to us directly, we will be explained that we thought the site had the potential to deliver happy to arrange an individual meeting via videoconference approximately 20 homes. or telephone call;

We had been keen to work within the Neighbourhood Planning • More general information is available on our website where process to bring our site forward: the adopted Joint Local you can also leave any comments for us; Plan (JLP) recommends this as a good way to respond to local • Our email facility and telephone information line remain needs for development. While Neighbourhood Planning has got available as always. underway in Lamerton, it has since stalled and it cannot proceed as drafted with the abandoned Green Hill community proposal. For anyone who would prefer to receive copies of our material If there is no adopted Neighbourhood Plan, the JLP notes that by post, this can be arranged by a call to our information line. proposals can come forward as planning applications. Reasons why you might want to support our plans are set out on We have therefore submitted an outline planning application for the reverse. You can then: around 20 homes, of which 30% (6) would be affordable housing, to West Devon Borough Council (WDBC). • visit our website to learn more and leave your questions for us;

We are keen to share our plans with you: they are available • visit WDBC’s website (wdbc.gov.uk) to leave your comments to view on our website and we are also happy to arrange an on our proposals. individual meeting with you to discuss them in more detail.

You can also view the proposals and leave a comment on WDBC’s website. The reference number is: 1766/21/OPA.

If you want to view our proposals, please visit www.bakerestatesconsultation.co.uk To book an appointment, email us at [email protected] or call us on 0808 169 9116 Indicative Layout

We are proposing: Why support our plans?

• Around 20 new homes, of which the majority would be • The JLP has assessed Lamerton as being capable of bungalows or chalet bungalows, thereby reducing impact accommodating around 20 new homes. Support for our plans on the landscape and safeguarding the amenity of our would therefore mean that the village has met that target neighbours. and from thereon, the community would be well placed to resist further applications. • Of the 20 homes, 30% (6 properties) would be affordable, available either for shared ownership or affordable rent. • This site is our entire landholding in Lamerton: this is not a phase 1 with further land to come. • Vehicular access would be off the main road, to the south of the Farriers. • While development will have limited impact on the residents of The Farriers, the vast majority of the village will be • We are considering safe crossing options from the site to unaffected. Residents would be able to walk to the village’s the pub and community facilities which could be used by facilities and to get further afield, they would not need to drive existing residents as well as new occupiers. through the village.

• We have been asked to consider providing vehicular access through the site to the lane to the west, thereby avoiding the need to use what is a dangerous, blind junction.

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