Row over plan to close town 'cut-through' road

ANGER has erupted over plans to close off a section of road that runs between Sherford and Plympton which local people say will force them to use the congested A38 and Deep Lane Junction and add miles to their travel times.

- ALISON STEPHENSON

The Sherford Consortium has applied to permanently close a 282-metre stretch of highway known as 'Road Past Vealeholme', which runs between Main Street in Sherford and Plympton Hill. The decision to make a 'stopping up' order for a public highway lies with the secretary of state for transport and local residents have until the end of March to make their views known.

The consortium says the closure "would take pressure off existing rural roads" in Plympton St Maurice and it was a solution "agreed with South Hams District Council," the controlling authority for the area, and "backed by Devon County Council".