LOCAL people turned out in force to view proposals for and comment upon a plan for a mixed use development comprising 185 residential dwellings together, with land for employment use and public open spaces on land at Wellparks, Exeter Road, Crediton. A public exhibition of the proposals was held at Crediton Congregational Church on Tuesday, April 29, when members of the consultancy team from The Downes Estate and developers, Waddeton Park Ltd, were available to answer enquiries. The Downes Estate and Waddeton Park Ltd are working towards submitting an outline planning application for the site which will, surprisingly, have just one vehicular access, when it opens, from the Crediton Link Road. The application area totals 9.9 hectares and the site is one of the allocated development sites within Crediton. The outline planning application is for a residential development comprising 185 dwellings (two, three and four bedroom but mostly three-bed properties) together with 1,935 sq.m. of employment space (B1 and B8), public open space (including ecological areas, children's play areas and attenuation ponds), new streets, public footpaths and cycle ways. The housing will be a mix of open market and affordable family homes, including homes for rent and shared ownership, self-build and other tenures. A new pedestrian and cycle linkage will be provided from the site northward to Crediton Town Centre via Downeshead Lane and East Street. This new link will go through a new informal green space which will be designed and laid out as an ecological park area. The existing lane from the Wellparks complex will provide pedestrian and cycle access onto the A377, near the Tesco roundabout, there will be pedestrian entrances along the Exeter Road frontage and a new pedestrian/cycle access at the western end of the southern boundary for ease of access to the railway station. A 130 metres section of footpath will be widened in Exeter Road as part of the plan. Mr Baker said that it was hoped that the outline planning application could be submitted to Mid Devon District Council in May or June and that it would be decided upon within eight, 12 or 16 weeks and the development works started as soon as the Link Road was completed. The views of the local community are welcomed and full details and maps and images can be found at: http://www.wellparkscrediton.co.uk">www.wellparkscrediton.co.uk . On the website there is a form which can be filled out and returned with comments or comments can be sent by email to: [email protected]">[email protected] . The postal address is Waddeton Park Ltd, Greendale Court, Clyst St Mary, Exeter EX5 1AW. You can also telephone Waddeton Park Ltd on 01395 233433. • What do you think of the proposed development? What changes would you like to see? To share your views with Courier readers, email a letter to: [email protected]">[email protected] . alan-quick@crediton couriernewspaper.co.uk