INDEPENDENT RESIDENT CAMPAIGN
Our village.
Our concerns.
Our case.
We oppose Acorn’s proposed further housing on the land uphill of French Furze, Blackawton. Drainage, roads, bus access and the effect on neighbouring homes and landscape need to be properly addressed.
Help build an evidence-led planning objection. Nick Lawton will review residents’ contributions and compile relevant evidence. All views, corrections and evidence that challenge our case are welcome.
A resident-led campaign. Public records. Clearly attributed accounts.
MONDAY
NEXT PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
Hear the proposals. Ask for the evidence.
7.30pm · Blackawton Village Hall. Acorn’s presentation slot has not yet been verified in the published papers.
THE ISSUES THAT MATTER
What would Acorn’s development add?
Assess the additional impact.
Build the objection on evidence.
Drainage & flooding
How would the proposed homes affect wastewater, runoff and flood risk, including any reliance on the existing remedy?
Follow the drainage evidenceRoads & bus access
Narrow lanes, construction traffic and the walk to the A3122: assess the journey on the ground.
Examine the access questionsWhat the records show
From the original 2014 permission to the proposed remedial works: understand the decisions and concerns.
Trace the planning historyALREADY ON THE RECORD
These questions
have a history.
Vistry’s remedy is followed through the quarterly Vistry–French Furze meetings. These records provide the background for assessing Acorn’s additional impact.
Read the full timelineRead the developer background for company records and their limits.
Drainage and road concerns raised
The original committee report records objections, alongside the officer’s recommendation for conditional approval.
Four homes recorded as internally flooded
Devon’s investigation identifies surface water. It does not establish French Furze as the cause.
Remedial drainage remains on the agenda
Parish records describe intended work for water from farmland above the estate and the area below.