East Devon District Council (EDDC) will progress its plans to develop a second new town, which would provide up to 8,000 new homes, across two square miles of land east of Exeter.

Council members agreed to the principle of forming a new community in November 2022, as a key element of the emerging local plan (the East Devon local plan 2020-2040) in order to meet the government’s housing targets. 

According to the plans, 2,500 homes will be delivered up to 2040, after which a further 5,500 homes will be built. The majority of the homes will be two-storey buildings, with some taller three-storey buildings up to 10m.