A NEW cookery school to be based at a Shaldon farm has taken its next step to becoming a reality as planners approve its Construction Management Plan (CMP).

Submitted by the Towill family, the initial application - reference 25/00858/FUL - sought permission to convert an agricultural building at New Barn Farm into a cookery school.

It has approved by Teignbridge Council in September 2025.

However, the approval has subject to conditions, namely the submission of further documentation, including a CMP.

And a CMP has been submitted and subsequently approved by Teignbridge Council.

As such, the new cookery school has taken its next step too becoming a reality.

Shaldon Parish Council raised no objection to the application.

The Towill family have owned and run New Barn Farm since 1985, with the family having farmed in Ringmore since the early 20th century.

The change-of-use was inspired by the ‘field to fork’ concept which emphasises the journey of food from its origin (the field) to the consumer’s plate (the fork), highlighting the importance of understanding where food comes from and the process of getting it to the table.

The scheme demonstrates a ‘strong functional link to agriculture as the cookery school will utilise produce from the farm holding and adjacent holdings to promote the “field to fork” concept’, the planning statement adds.