The allocation of East Cullompton in the Local Plan (2020) was supported by Cullompton Town Council and a range of stakeholders, as a justified response to meeting the need for more housing and to secure major infrastructure improvements. The Local Plan allocates land for the development of 2,600 homes, alongside 32,000m² of commercial space, a primary school, and community and leisure facilities.
The project is supported bythe locally prepared Neighbourhood Plan for Cullompton and will support the delivery of the Town Centre Relief Road, the reopening of the railway station and major improvements to capacity at Junction 28 of the M5. Since 2017 the Council has also been assessing the longer-term development prospects east of the M5, encapsulated in the Culm Garden Village project, which could entail 5,000 homes with additional infrastructure (a secondary school and country park). The next Local Plan process will test this potential for expansion further to see if should become policy.
To advance the delivery of the current allocation, the Council adopted its Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) in April 2023 with a vision focused on Planet, People and Place. Lightwood (and others) are now advancing our proposals in response to this. As work is progressing on advancing planning applications, Mid Devon District Council is also progressing a ‘Strategic Design Code’ and ‘Phasing and Delivery Strategy’ to further inform how development is delivered at the allocation. Lightwood is preparing an outline planning application to establish the principles for delivering development at the site and are seeking your feedback on these proposals. Further opportunity for comment will occur when the application and all its supporting information is submitted.
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