“promoting a sustainable community for Kingsteignton and respect for its residents both present and future” Notice Board - January 2012 PLANNING Do you live in the Sandygate or Furze Cap Area? DCC/3154/2010 -  the proposal by Sibelco to realign  the B3193 Chudleigh Road which may well bring more  traffic and adverse environmental conditions right to  your doorstep, was agreed by DCC Planners on  Wednesday, 9th September. Officers recommended Approval subject to conditions. See here for details. The idea was first mentioned in an application to  Devon County as Minerals Authority some years ago.  Permission has also been sought to increase the  height of Whitepit Tip by a further 10 metres. Click here to see the revised junction layout  incorporating a roundabout. Any resident is permitted to make a comment on planning applications appearing on the Teignbridge Planning website. Teignbridge District Council Devon County Council Click the CASE NUMBER to link through to details. Updated 6/1/12 - The Teignbridge Core Strategy Consultation Future Development in Kingsteignton Public consultation on the Teignbridge 'Preferred Options Core Strategy' starts on Monday, the 9th January.  To link to the page on the Teignbridge website click here. Kingsteignton is covered in Chapter 6, the “Heart  of Teignbridge”, and as such is packaged with Kingskerswell and Newton Abbot. Click on the map below for  a better download than that provided in the consultation document.   The strategy will help determine the look, feel and long-term economic success of the Teignbridge for the  next 20 years. It will replace many of the area's existing planning policies and long term proposals originally  published in the Teignbridge Local Plan, which was adopted in 1996 and is now increasingly out of date.    You can comment via the website and there is to be a Drop-in event at the Community Hall, Rydon Road on  Saturday, 11th February between 10 am and 4 pm.  It is interesting to compare the proposals with the Teignbridge Urban Fringe Study for Kingsteignton,  particularly with regard to Penns Mount. Is it ‘sensitive’ to development, designated as a Site of Local  Amenity Importance, or is has it ‘has the potential to provide a high quality residential environment’?    Viridor are seeking to make permanent and extend the composting facilities at Heathfield. see DCC/2009/2010 It is essential that any odours from the site are recorded to ensure that the composting activity is properly constructed and regulated. Don’t forget to report any strange odours in Kingsteignton, however slight, to the Environment Agency 24 hour Incident Line 0800 80 70 60 The Town Council is also collating details. Please also advise them of your report on 01626 364089 Recent Planning Applications Granted  11/00960/MAJ  change of use of Abbrook sawmill site  to playing fields With the passage of time it’s easy to forget the extent  of development already agreed for Kingsteignton.  Listed below are some of the most significant ones.  07/02886/MAJ open space sports and recreation  development on land to the west of Old Exeter Road  09/01655/MAJ residential development on land to  east of Old Exeter Road, Newcross  08/01363/MAJ  Broadway Road to Greenhill Way link  road including demolition of 17-20 Homers Crescent 08/01377/MAJ residential development west of  Homers Lane  08/01376/MAJ  development of land for employment  at Rackerhayes/Zitherixon  Click the CASE NUMBER to link through to details.  Consolidated Planning Application - Broadway and Denistone Quarries Sibelco are currently working up an application to consolidate two existing permissions to enable more efficient  working at their sites to the west of Old Exeter Road which would include diverting the course of the Ugbrooke  Stream.  The application proposes the coalescence and deepening of Denistone and Broadway quarries which are  presently subject to Application 05/4362/2002 dated 3rd August 2003 and Application 99/2081/01/9/DCC  respectively. The sites are immediately adjacent to the proposed sports complex already agreed (07/02886/MAJ) and across  the road from the proposed Newcross housing development (09/01655/MAJ). Follow us Are you not clear about all the planning things going on? Click here to check out our Google maps. See more easily what’s happening in Kingsteignton Updated 30/11/11 - Expansion at Viridor, Heathfield Despite robust presentations by KREAG and the Town Council against planning application  DCC/3024/2010 DCC Planning Management committee today agreed this application subject to   conditions. A concession on weekend opening was, however, secured.   24 hour operation at the site will reduce the amenity of the area and that of residents. The increased  traffic which will result in the Sandygate and Furze Cap areas following the diversion of the B3193,  means disruption to sleep patterns of residents along the whole lenghth of road to the A380 is  inevitable.   This was one of the last items on a long agenda. Consequently, four members ‘excused themselves’  without hearing the arguments or participating in the debate.   Welcome to our website! Here we aim to keep Kingsteignton residents, and anyone else who is interested, fully informed about things which are going on in their locality. We concentrate on planning matters in particular but also include anything else in general which we feel needs an airing. There is currently so much happening and we realise that it is not easy to keep up. So click-through links are given to further details which are elsewhere on the internet. The site also provides some background to KREAG and some history of the area. Employment Land at Sands Copse and Ware Barton? Houses at Abbrook? Houses at Penns Mount? ‘Leisure area’ north of The Passage House Inn? No mention whatsoever of better medical facilities! What do you think? The ideas in the Core Strategy have been brought together through community involvement following on  from a survey that was conducted in 2007. A Community Plan document was produced in 2010 and has  been taken forward by a local group, the Kingsteignton Community Plan Implementation Group,  supported by Teignbridge DC. You can see the local suggestions produced at the drop-ins and  workshops on the Teignbridge website by clicking here.    Do take this opportunity to let Teignbridge know! INDEX - Please click on the suject to read more. Teign Estuary Forum Annual Discussion at the Passage House Hotel on Monday, 30th January Teignbridge Core Strategy Consultation Viridor application for permanent composting facility at Heathfield Tip Sibelco intends to re-work Broadway and Denistone quarries Realignment of B3193 between Kingsteignton and John Acres Lane Housing and industrial development agreed for Kingsteignton See it all on a map Current - Teign Estuary Partnership Forum - Annual Discussion Event This event is now fully subscribed The forum, led by Teignbridge Council, co-ordinates the management of the estuary and adjacent coastal areas  including Kingsteignton. Updates on cycle routes and the restoration of the Stover Canal are among the many topics for discussion on the 30th January at the Passage House Hotel. Entrance is free but tickets must be pre-booked on 01626 215479 or by e-mail: coastal@teignbridge.gov.uk See it on a map Plans and diagrams of the above can be found here