A PLAN for new industrial units at a site in Heathfield ravaged by fire in 2024 has been approved.

Teignbridge District Council have granted planning permission for ten units at 4 Cannon Road, Heathfield Industrial Estate.

A large fire broke out at the site in July 2024, hence the application - reference 24/02036/MAJ - to replace the fire damaged units with new ones.

The proposed new units aim to ‘provide space for local businesses to grow and create a structure which is adaptable for its future, responding to changing needs and demands’, the design and access statement for 24/02036/MAJ says.

The site is currently the base for Bill Batten Concrete cutting and demolition specialists, a well established company with more than 20 years in the trade.