AN award-winning artist is seeking planning permission for three static caravans in a field just south of Eggesford railway station.

A man who runs an artisan gallery in Dorset, wants to offer guests a “comfortable, home-from-home holiday let” with animal petting, walking, yoga and art retreats.

He has also asked Mid Devon District Council if he can have a new 85-metre-long driveway leading from an unnamed road to a car parking area behind his house, which is known as Copper Beech.

A water treatment plant would be installed to deal with the waste from the three static caravans.

“We are lucky to have breathtaking views from all aspects of our land which we hope would be a draw enough for potential visitors, but alongside this we rescue animals and would look to raise funds for this by offering guests petting/ farm experiences as an additional draw,” said the applicant.

“We would also look to offer artist escapes, which would make our holidays lets a completely different offering to others locally.”

One person has written to the council objecting to the plans at the time of writing.

Claire Green said: “The proposed design [of the static caravans] is wholly inappropriate for the setting and would constitute a visual intrusion upon the natural beauty of the Taw Valley with such a form more suited to a coastal resort like Dawlish Warren as it is entirely out of character with the rural and unspoiled landscape of this area.

“Should a more sympathetic and contextually appropriate design be proposed, one that respects and complements the setting, I would have no objection.”

You can see the application on Mid Devon District Council’s website under reference 25/00543/FULL.

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