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New plans submitted for business park on edge of Sidford

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Revised plans for a new business park that could create 250 new jobs at the edge of Sidford have been revealed.

Fords of Sidmouth have submitted new plans to build industrial, storage and non-residential institutions on agricultural land to the east of Two Bridges Road.

The applicants say that 250 new jobs would be created as part of the scheme and that the site’s development will secure a cycleway to the employment site.

Devon County Council have plans for a Sidbury-Sidford cycle and walking route which would finally provide a safe route between the two East Devon villages, but the plans have stalled while the fate of the business park application has been up in the air.

New highway access, improvements to flood attenuation and new hedgerow planting would also be included in the application.

A statement submitted with the application says: “The application reduces the volume of the proposed development from 22,800 sqm over two phases to 8,446 sqm over one phase. The split of uses has been modified and the initial B2 general industry provision has been entirely removed. The volume of traffic and the overall impact of the development will clearly be lessened by the proposed reduction in development volume.

“The area of land for planting and landscape has been increased and a landscape strategy for the site is likely to deliver benefits to wildlife and people, as well as reduce visual impact.

“The site will achieve and attractive employment environment, beneficial improvements to flood risk, as well as flood attenuation associated with the development itself. The site’s development will secure a cycleway to the employment site and could secure 250 new jobs.”

East Devon District Council planners will determine the fate of the application at a later date.

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