Joe Lepper 12 June 2026

Government intervenes amid local plan concerns

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The Government has intervened in Torbay Council’s emerging local plan amid concerns it falls short of meeting its housing need by more than 10,000 homes.

In a letter to the local authority's leader David Thomas, housing and planning minister Matthew Pennycook warned that currently the plan met only 42% of the homes needed over the next two decades.

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