Straitgate concerns raised in Feedback Report for Draft East Devon Local Plan

Last month, East Devon District Council issued a Feedback Report which summarised key matters raised by organisations and the public in response to the Draft East Devon Local Plan.

The report was considered at the Strategic Planning Committee meeting on 21 July. EDDC said: 

Over the coming months the feedback received will be assessed and plan refinement and redrafting will need to take place before moving onto subsequent stages of plan making.

Unsurprisingly, the recently permitted quarry at Straitgate Farm featured in the report, including: 

Policy 22 - Ottery St Mary and its future development - General issues 

Recently approved new quarry off Exeter Road will generate heavy industrial traffic that will impact on road capacity/speed/safety as will the associated new animal crossing. This should be taken into account before increasing road usage from new residents

LP_Otry_09 - Land at Thorne Farm - Preferred Allocation 

Safety concerns around potential conflict between quarry and housing traffic 

Quarry – with the quarry now agreed, there are severe concerns about how the quarry operations will cause water pollution. This proposed site is directly below the quarry site, so there could be a major safety concern. 

Nearby quarry will be detrimental to new residents/pupils health