Key aspects

Phase 2 & 3

• Mix of 86 quality new homes from one-bed to four-bed properties for local people
• Zero-carbon ready development (no-gas) with technology such as air source heat pumps and electric vehicle charging points
• Delivers on Newton Abbot’s NDP, Abbotskerswell’s Neighbourhood Plan and Teignbridge’s Local Plan
• Delivers on requirement for a 10% carbon reduction above Part L of Building Regulations
• High-quality design retains and enhances significant ecological interests
• Biodiversity Protection Zones
• Carbon Reduction Plan to support Teignbridge’s
  climate emergency declaration
• Drainage systems, combining water management with placemaking and vegetation
• Several shared electric vehicle charging points in community areas
• Site will be accessed off a new junction at Kingskerswell Road

Persimmon’s sales records show that most of our customers are from the local area. Indeed, all those who had purchased a property on Phase One at Langford Bridge, as of February 2025, were from Newton Abbot or a nearby town.

Our developments help alleviate the housing pressure in the areas in which we build, so serve people in the locality. Those from outside the area who purchase one of our homes have the potential to bring benefits to the area. They may be the dentist, doctor, or teacher the area needs or establish a thriving business, providing valuable goods or services as well as employment opportunities.

The proposed site is allocated in the local plan and would help meet Teignbridge District Council’s five-year housing land supply while addressing local housing needs, with 1,033 local people currently waiting on the authority’s housing list.

As part of Persimmon’s broader contribution to the local community, the builder will also transfer 17 quality new homes to a housing association for local people.

Phase 2 & 3

• Delivering much-needed open market and affordable homes in an area with acute housing need
• The high-quality, zero-carbon ready homes will comprise a mixture of sizes and types to meet local housing need
• 20 per cent of the new homes built will be transferred to a local housing association for the purposes of affordable and social provision for local people
• Local homes guarantee – majority of homes ring-fenced for local people to reserve for eight weeks
• 16 self-build plots
• Creation of numerous jobs during construction and through the supply chain
• Extra funds for Newton Abbot to support local services, bus and active travel routes
• Investment in public green open space, sustainable drainage and transport infrastructure

We’re proud of our record in supporting local first-time buyers, families and young people to buy their own home. Our average selling price is c20% below the UK national average, while around 50% of our private sales have been to first-time buyers over the last two years. The proposed scheme’s housing mix will vary in size, style, type and tenure. All homes meet both national accessibility and space standards.

Throughout the planning process we have worked closely with officers and stakeholders at Teignbridge District Council. The local environment, wildlife and nature is at the heart of our scheme, which includes biodiversity protection zones.

A high-quality design retains and enhances significant ecological interests, and invests in sustainable drainage and transport infrastructure. The proposal includes public open space to allow residents to roam freely, guarantees the retention and maintenance of important wildlife corridors, and delivers significant biodiversity enhancements.

Bird boxes will be installed and bat roosts will be provided adjacent to the site. We will ensure any work on hedgerows is undertaken outside bird nesting season, and replanting will be conducted with native species.

Langford Bridge will be a no-gas site and the residential development will deliver a 10 per cent carbon reduction above Part L of the Building Regulations. The zero carbon ready homes will be powered by groundsource heat pumps and will be equipped with and electric vehicle charging points.

To support Teignbridge’s declaration of a climate emergency, a Carbon Reduction Plan has also been submitted with the application. Secure cycle storage, electric vehicle charging points, and high quality materials will further enhance sustainability of the site.

This site has previously been granted outline planning permission in July 2020 as part of a multi-phase development providing of a mix of quality new apartments and houses, a local centre and infrastructure enhancements.

As part of the scheme, a new bus route will be in place to serve the development and a financial contribution will be made to assist in setting up the additional bus service.

This development would importantly help meet Teignbridge District Council’s five-year housing land supply, with an appropriate combination of properties which will contribute to a balanced housing market and address the needs of the local area.

The scheme includes affordable housing provision, public open space, community infrastructure and delivers on the objectives of the Newton Abbot Neighbourhood Development Plan, Abbotskerswell Neighbourhood Plan and Teignbridge District Council’s Local Plan.

As part of our wider contribution to the local community, we will transfer eight quality new homes to a social housing provider for the purposes of affordable rent and shared ownership for local people.

Additional expenditure within Newton Abbot will also be provided to support local services and maintain the vitality of the town. Given our longstanding presence across Newton Abbot, we have supported a number of good causes and local organisations through our longstanding Community Champions initiatives. Recent recipients include Newton Abbot College, Buckland Athletic FC and Newton Abbot Museum.

We have dedicated time and resources to engaging with local stakeholders from local businesses, councillors, Parish Councils, and residents.