PLANS have been submitted to build another 200 homes in Dawlish.

The proposals for land at Secmaton Farm have come after years of extensive housing development in the town.

And the application, which has been submitted to Teignbridge Council planners, is a second attempt to build on the site following a previous submission in June 2017.

The current application is for full planning permission for 201 homes, open space, landscaping, allotments and infrastructure.

The number of affordable homes has been increased since 2017 from 10 to 20 for rent.

It includes 173 open market homes and eight shared ownership.

Complaints have already come in highlighting the massive amount of housing development in Dawlish over the last few years.

However the site is one of five areas of land comprising the north west Secmaton Lane housing allocation in the Teignbridge Local Plan which runs up to 2033.

As part of the allocation a new avenue will be delivered to connect Elm Grove Road and the A379 Exeter Road.

This has not yet been built.

A statement with the application explains the site will have a network of open spaces including formal play space, amenity and meadow grassland and a community orchard.

The proposed development includes an allotment containing 10 plots, one of which will be wheelchair accessible.

Fears have also been raised about the capacity of the area’s sewer system.

The planning statement says: ‘All foul water from the residential development will be discharged into the existing South West Water (SWW) sewer system. ‘However, SWW has confirmed that there is currently limited capacity within the existing foul sewerage network and that a Sewer Evaluation Study will be required to establish the extent of reinforcement work necessary to accept flows from the proposed development.

‘It is anticipated that the Secmaton Farm Environmental Statement 3 study will be undertaken once the main avenue has been brought to the site boundary.’

Comments from critics posting on the Teignbridge planning website say the area is already heavily congested all year particularly during peak season with tourists.

They also point out the A379 is already ‘overloaded’ with heavy traffic and suggest the application detracts from the reason tourists come to Dawlish for its rural, coastal location.

Further comments point out that local services, particularly GP services, are already under pressure without the addition of an expanded population.