Mid Devon District Council is required to prepare, maintain and publish a register of previously developed (brownfield) land suitable for housing.
The guidance requires that Brownfield Land Registers will be in two parts. Part 1 comprises all brownfield sites considered appropriate for residential development. Part 2 comprises those sites granted permission in principle. Local authorities are required to update the information relating to each entry and review the sites on their registers at least once a year.
Currently, there are 17 sites on Part 1 of the Mid Devon Brownfield Register. The inclusion of sites on Part 1 does not give them any formal status, or grant permission in principle. Planning applications on these sites will be considered on their merits in accordance with the local plan, national policy and any other material considerations.
At the current time, the Council is not granting permission in principle for any sites on Part 1 of the Brownfield Register. However, the list of brownfield sites will be updated every year and this decision will be reviewed accordingly.