New homes fuelling the risk of 'dormitory town'

WORRY RESIDENTS OF TAVISTOCK OUTSKIRTS WILL HAVE NO LINK TO TOWN CENTRE

- By ALISON STEPHENSON Local Democracy Reporter

CONCERNS that Tavistock will become a dormitory town with lots of new homes on its outskirts and no links to the town centre were voiced as developers unveiled new plans for a potential 200 homes this week.

Devon-based Cavanna Homes was presenting its early doors plans to Tavistock Town Council’s development management and licensing committee for the first phase of 100 homes on New Launceston Road, which will be accessed by its existing Broadleigh Park estate, built in 2018.

The company, which has developed four “high quality” sites in Tavistock over the last two decades, said it had submitted a pre-application request to the planning authority - West Devon Borough Council - and should the scheme be supported in principle from officers, a planning application would follow in spring 2026.