Cullompton Town Centre

The Cullompton Town Centre Masterplan

The Cullompton Town Centre Masterplan, once adopted by the Council, will form the basis for the regeneration of the town; enhancing the town’s economic prospects and providing a clear strategy for the town to meet its full potential as an attractive and thriving town post COVID-19 and into the future. The Draft Masterplan has been prepared by consultants. 

A stage one consultation event was held between February and April 2020. The comments raised at this first stage have been given full consideration by the Council and a draft of the Cullompton Town Centre Masterplan is now available for you to comment on.

The updated Cullompton Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan

The Cullompton Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan explains and records the special architectural and historic interest of Cullompton’s Conservation Area and identifies opportunities for enhancement. The Council has a statutory duty to review the Conservation Area from time to time and a number of additions and deletions to the Conservation Area boundary are proposed.

The draft updated Cullompton Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan also identifies a number of properties that are thought to be worthy of identifying as Important Unlisted Buildings and other important features.

The Council would welcome your comments on the draft Cullompton Conservation Area and Management Plan and the changes proposed through it.

The Cullompton High Street Heritage Action Zone Public Realm Enhancement Project

NOW ENDED

Mid Devon District Council secured funding from Historic England to help regenerate Cullompton Town Centre through the High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) programme  and was delivered in partnership with Devon County Council.

The Cullompton Relief Road

Traffic congestion within the centre of Cullompton is a long term issue which impacts on local air quality, town centre attractiveness and the prospects of future economic growth. The proposed relief road scheme will relieve the high street by reducing a substantial amount of traffic from the town centre. It will also assist in creating traffic capacity at Junction 28 of the M5 motorway by providing a free-flowing exit from the motorway, thereby addressing a safety risk arising from lengthening queues extending down the off slip onto the motorway.

The road scheme is also considered vital to unlock planned growth in and around Cullompton. Mid Devon Local Plan allocates land for residential development within Cullompton and the relief road is the key first phase of infrastructure required for these development sites to come forward. This includes development to the east of the M5 which has been designated as a new Garden Village.

The Cullompton town centre relief road secured planning permission in January 2021. Funding towards its delivery has now been secured from Homes England - completion of the road is forecast for 2028. 

Cullompton Railway Station

Mid Devon District Council is committed to re-open Cullompton Railway Station as part of a wider project to improve train services in the sub-region.

This includes re-opening stations at both Cullompton and Wellington (Somerset). Mid Devon District and Somerset West and Taunton Councils are the project promoters.  

Enhancement of rail services along the Bristol – Exeter corridor, including the reopening of new stations, is an important part of the multimodal approach to meeting the travel needs of Cullompton and the wider region. Following as successful bid to the Restoring Your Railway Fund, a final business case for the project to reopen stations at Cullompton and Wellington has been submitted to the Department for Transport.

Whilst the Restoring Your Railway Fund has been discontinued, the Council understands that Government will be reviewing the delivery of the scheme alongside other national projects. The latest information on the railway station project is available here.

Culm Garden Village

Culm Garden Village is one of only 14 areas initially awarded Garden Village Status by the Government in January 2017.

Located to the east of Cullompton, the Garden Village has the potential to deliver up to 5,000 sustainable new homes in a country park landscape, with jobs, community facilities and transport, all integrated with Cullompton itself.

Details of the previous public consultations.