PLANNING permission is being sought again to demolish a former pub between Thorverton and Silverton and build a clutch of new houses.

Keith Hoskins was given the green light last year to convert The Ruffwell Inn into four three-bedroom homes, but he decided to ask Mid Devon District Council if he could knock it down and build four four-bedroom homes instead.

The council rejected those plans in April on the basis that the layout did “not make efficient and effective use of the site” and “insufficient information” was provided “to characterise the confirmed bat roost and enable the local planning authority to assess the impacts to protected species and biodiversity”.

Now, Mr Hoskins has put forward fresh plans to demolish the pub and build five four-bedroom homes with a different layout.

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You can see the application on the council’s website under reference 26/00715/FULL.