A NEW development of homes and commercial units at Bishopsteignton is to go ahead, despite a councillor’s claim the application is ‘fundamentally flawed’.

Teignbridge Council’s planning committee approved the development at Bakers Yard, three years after turning it down because of the risk to pedestrians using a busy road to access the new homes.

Developer Tony Horsey told councillors previous objections had been addressed in the new proposal, which is for three commercial units, nine homes and six ‘live-work units’ with businesses on the ground floor and accommodation above.

He said: “We want to ensure that what happens on the site establishes a benchmark for development in the rest of the area rather than just turning it into another generic residential expansion.”

However, ward councillor Andrew MacGregor (Ind, Bishopsteignton) said the plan was ‘fundamentally flawed’ and still had highway safety issues.

Cllr Janet Bradford (Ind, College) said there was still no safe route to walk to and from the site, but Cllr Peter Williams (Lib Dem, Teignmouth East) said the site needed to be developed.