THE final details of a plan for up to 114 homes in Tiverton have been approved after a delay caused by a demand for further scrutiny of the scheme.

Outline permission for the homes had already been agreed, but the developer Barratt Redrow had been seeking to secure approval for the look of the planned development and how it would be laid out.

The developer had resubmitted its design documents after the proposal had been called in by a member of Mid Devon District Council.

There had been objections from various organisations that had been consulted on the plan, notably Tiverton Town Council, and the highways department at Devon County Council.

But Mid Devon’s planners opted to approve the scheme, which is part of the Blundell’s Grange development.

A spokesperson for Barratt Redrow said: “We are continuing to make good progress at our Blundell’s Grange development in Tiverton, where Barratt Redrow is set to deliver a total of 286 homes by winter 2029, with the first homes expected to be occupied from January 2027.

“Plans have recently been approved for 114 of these homes to fall under the Barratt Homes brand.

“We’re pleased to have secured approval to bring forward these homes, which will help expand the range of properties available within the growing Blundell’s Grange community.

“The homes will offer attractive options for first-time buyers and growing families alike.”

The site for the 114 homes, split into parcels on land south of the A361, forms part of the Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension, which has been allocated for development in Mid Devon’s existing local plan.

That wider development aim encompasses 700 homes that will also bring with it a care home, primary school and neighbourhood centre among other things.

Tiverton Town Council had lodged objections to the 114 homes plans, largely focused on what it deemed as inadequate green space and environmental concerns.

“The [town council’s] planning committee felt the application had extremely limited, poorly situated play and open space areas which were also very small,” it said in a written submission.

The town council added it thought there were “too many dwellings proposed in a relatively small space”, and expressed unease about “three-storey properties” that it believed would be “out of character”.

Interestingly, Devon County Council’s highways department also had concerns about the access to one of the parcels of land.

“For the northern parcel, the proposed individual access to plot number one is not acceptable as it is the only such access on this road, too close to the main access and will not work with the approved coming works on Barberry Way as part of the approved junction works to the south,” the department said.

“This is also not an approved access point – which has previously been approved under different permissions.”

Objections by the highways authority usually carry great weight and give planning committees a weapon with which to turn down proposals.

But Mid Devon District Council’s planning committee opted to support the scheme.