Plans for new flats near Exmouth town centre refused

Planning permission for new flats near Exmouth town centre has been refused by East Devon District Council.

The plans would have seen the single-storey former British Red Cross Society hall on South Street in Exmouth demolished.

In its place, a three-storey building comprised of four two-bed flats and an office suite would have been erected.

The district council said that although the development would have used a brownfield (that is, already built-on) site close to the town centre in a sustainable location, it would have been "visually intrusive and overbearing" and "contrary to the character and appearance of the area".

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