'Dangerous new homes scheme must be rejected'

OPPONENTS of a planned new housing development on the outskirts of Torquay have claimed it is in a dangerous location and fails to give Torbay the kind of homes it needs.

- by GUY HENDERSON Local Democracy Reporter [e-mail]

OPPONENTS of a planned new housing development on the outskirts of Torquay have claimed it is in a dangerous location and fails to give Torbay the kind of homes it needs.

A public meeting has already been held to discuss plans for 110 homes on the site of the former Sladnor Park holiday camp at Maidencombe.

The site is derelict, and would-be developer the Pegasus Group says it gives them an opportunity to create one of the best places to live in Torbay.

But ward councillor George Darling (Lib Dem, St Marychurch) responded: “What is striking about this development is its isolation and complete absence of nearby amenity.

“These are supposedly family homes, yet for a parent and child to walk to their nearest primary school in Watcombe, they either must brave a 20-minute wander down the accident-hotspot A379 or take a two-hour round-trip along the coast path!”