According to the applicant's agent 'the proposals are for a contemporary three bedroom home to replace the existing 1930's dwelling and out buildings present on the site.

'The proposals,' the agent goes on to claim, 'are sympathetic to the Ringmore conservation area'.

But, as we point out in our objection, the immediate location is home to eight of the village’s 19 listed buildings. The Nook, also adjacent to the site, is listed by Devon County Council as a local Heritage listing. Consequently Cross Park occupies an extremely sensitive location for the village of Ringmore and the setting of its listed buildings, and the proposed replacement building has a substantially larger 23 metre frontage, its footprint is noticeably larger, while the planned change of orientation of the building emphasises the increase in roof size from the approaching road.

In addition the materials being employed and the large glass fronted modern elements of the proposed dwelling are alien to the location. As a result we argue the proposed development will have a negative impact on the listed heritage assets in the location as a result of the increase in size, the excessive use of a mixture of glass, slate, timber, standing seamed zinc, aluminium panels and other (modern) uncharacteristic materials, along with the addition of a long flat roof. The application, we say, should be refused.

The application has since been withdrawn.