DEVELOPERS have unveiled plans to build 90 new homes on land on the outskirts of Newton Abbot.

Lovell Partnerships have announced its proposals in a bid to ‘work’ with Teignbridge Council to deliver a ‘residential-led’ redevelopment on land at Bradley Lane.

A planning application to demolish existing buildings, build 90 homes, upgrade road and create areas of open space and landscaping was submitted to the authority in September.

Currently an industrial estate, Bradley Lane is earmarked for residential development.

In a statement to planners, Lovell Partnerships said: ‘The site has the potential to become a significant community asset and provide much needed high-quality affordable housing for the local area.

‘The vision of the scheme aims to provide a safe and attractive new development that is of benefit to the local existing community by reinvigorating a brownfield site and providing an economic boost by increasing footfall within the town.

‘The scheme recognises and addresses the opportunities of the site, including it’s gateway location connecting the community to town centre facilities and amenity park spaces.

‘The scheme also aims to provide a development that can respond to and enhance traces of the site’s industrial heritage through the ages.

‘The scheme recognises and addresses the opportunities of the site, including it’s gateway location connecting the community to town centre facilities and amenity park spaces.

‘The scheme also aims to provide a development that can respond to and enhance traces of the site’s industrial heritage through the ages.’

Contained in an 83-page document, the plans include details of a complex of two-storey homes, a community garden, improved cycle route and the creation of a public space at Bradley Square.

The plans are also hoping to protect the low-lying site from flooding in the future and the effects of climate change.

As well as building new homes, the proposal is looking to ‘celebrate’ the site’s heritage by ‘incorporating the route of the leat and 19th century chimney stack as key reminders of the mill’s main power sources throughout its history’.

The statement says the site is dominated by industrial buildings, surrounded by residential properties while the riverside area is in need of improvement.

It says the proximity to the river offers a ‘focal point for pedestrian/cycle connectivity as well as a biodiversity haven’.

Many of the existing buildings are said to be of poor quality, partially disused or dilapidated, creating an ‘unwelcoming, unattractive and potentially unsafe area.

Application 22/01500/MAJ can be seen on the Teignbridge planning portal at teignbridge.gov.uk.