Campaigners fighting plans to develop Yelland Quay into 250 homes, none of which would be affordable, are celebrating this week after North Devon Council.
A solar farm in Devon is one of six within a three-mile radius and many locals already feel like prisoners in this new landscape of security fences, warning signs and cameras.
John Nettles fights plans to build Devon s biggest solar farm next to his home
The Bergerac and Midsomer Murders star has lived in North Devon for more than a decade
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Actor John Nettles is spearheading a campaign to fight against plans to build the biggest solar farm in the county to date on the doorstep of his Devon home.
Penny Mills, aged six, has a rare form of dementia
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Friends and relatives have raised £10,000 to help give a six-year-old girl with a rare form of dementia a dream trip to Disneyland.
The funds have also gone towards an all-terrain wheelchair so Penny Mills can go on hikes with her family.
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Artist impression of the Yelland Quay regeneration scheme
- Credit: Woodward Smith Chartered Architects LLP
Controversial plans for the major redevelopment of the former Yelland power station on the North Devon waterfront have been deferred for further negotiations with developers over the proposed scheme.
There had been more than 800 objections to the proposals – with only two letters of support – but planners had recommended that the scheme for Yelland Quay be approved when North Devon Council’s planning committee discussed the proposals on Wednesday morning.
The scheme includes 250 new homes, employment land, retail space, cafes and restaurants, indoor sports provision, public halls, with a unique community centre building to be found almost floating at the heart of this mini development.