{"id":64795,"date":"2024-11-22T14:12:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T14:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=64795"},"modified":"2024-11-22T15:35:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T15:35:23","slug":"investment-will-fund-progress-of-teign-estuary-trail-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/investment-will-fund-progress-of-teign-estuary-trail-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Investment will fund progress of Teign Estuary Trail design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The next phase of the Teign Estuary Trail is set to take a step forward thanks to a combined investment of \u00a31.45 million being made by us and Teignbridge District Council.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funding will go towards the design and land purchase for the three-kilometre (km) section of the trail between the Passage House Inn at Kingsteignton, and Bishopsteignton.  We are providing \u00a3900,000 of the funding, with Teignbridge District Council providing \u00a3550,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scheme will connect the two communities with a safe route along the estuary, avoiding the busy A381.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trail will run over open land parallel to the Teign Estuary and north of the railway.&nbsp; The route will include a number of raised boardwalks to cross water courses leading to the estuary, and one subway to navigate existing infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both councils have previously worked together on the project committing \u00a3200,000 each to submit a planning application for this section of the trail (as well as onto Broadmeadow junction on the edge of Teignmouth) which was approved in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Design work is already underway, and in the coming years land inspections and surveys will be carried out. However, the construction work will require external funding.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_acf-block-6740a4b862d55\" class=\"councillor-quote align-right dcc grid-x\">\r\n\t<blockquote class=\"councillor-quote-blockquote medium-auto small-12 cell\">\r\n                    <div class=\"councillor-quote-title\"><p>Councillor Stuart Hughes, our Cabinet Member with responsibility for cycling, said:<\/p><\/div>\r\n        \t\t<div class=\"councillor-quote-text\"><p>\u201cThere is strong support for the Teign Estuary Trail and I\u2019m sure everyone will be encouraged that Devon and Teignbridge are providing this funding to enable progress on the design and land purchase to connect from the Passage House Inn to Bishopsteignton. Our teams will be working hard to get this next section shovel ready but significant external funding will be needed to deliver this and the other remaining sections of the trail.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n        <div class=\"councillor-quote-aside medium-auto small-12 cell\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"councillor-quote-image grid-x\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"small-6 cell medium-12\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/dcc-parent-v4\/images\/avatar-placeholder.png\" alt=\"placeholder image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\r\n        <figcaption class=\"councillor-quote-description small-6 cell medium-12\" >\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.devon.gov.uk\/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=156\" rel=\"noopener\">Councillor Stuart Hughes, Cabinet Member for Highway Management<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <\/div>\n\n<div id=\"block_acf-block-6740a4b862de2\" class=\"councillor-quote align-right dcc grid-x\">\r\n\t<blockquote class=\"councillor-quote-blockquote medium-auto small-12 cell\">\r\n                    <div class=\"councillor-quote-title\"><p>Councillor Ron Peart, County Councillor for Kingsteignton and Teign Estuary, said:<\/p><\/div>\r\n        \t\t<div class=\"councillor-quote-text\"><p>\u201cI welcome Devon County providing \u00a3900,000 of funding with Teignbridge District Council providing \u00a3550,000. This funding will enable progress on design and land purchase. A significant amount funding will still be needed but this is a step in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n        <div class=\"councillor-quote-aside medium-auto small-12 cell\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"councillor-quote-image grid-x\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"small-6 cell medium-12\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/dcc-parent-v4\/images\/avatar-placeholder.png\" alt=\"placeholder image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\r\n        <figcaption class=\"councillor-quote-description small-6 cell medium-12\" >\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.devon.gov.uk\/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1135\" rel=\"noopener\">Councillor Ron Peart<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<p>Teignbridge Councillor Gary Taylor, Executive Member for Planning, said:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are really pleased to see good progress being made, with the successful partnership working between Devon County Council, Teignbridge District Council, local Town &amp; Parish Councils including Bishopsteignton who chair regular Teign Estuary Trail meetings, and the Save the Teign Estuary Trail Campaign Group. This has enabled the milestone of the planning approval to be reached in 2021 and the strong business case to be completed this year. We look forward to being a part of continuing to progress this vital project.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Teign Estuary Trail is a priority route in the consultation draft Devon Countywide Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A public consultation in 2020 on route proposals between Newton Abbot and Kingsteignton and Teignmouth&nbsp;revealed overwhelming support for the trail to be delivered and regular stakeholder meetings about the trail are held three or four times a year to keep people up to date on progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first section of the Teign Estuary Trail, a 1.2 km section between Town Quay in Newton Abbot and the centre of Kingsteignton, opened in March 2013. A link from this section to the Passage House Inn opened in April 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other future sections include a three km route from Bishopsteignton to Teignmouth and a further 3.3km of the trail linking Teignmouth to Dawlish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information about the project please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.devon.gov.uk%2Froads-and-transport%2Ftraffic-information%2Ftransport-planning%2Fthe-teign-estuary-trail%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmike.bomford%40devon.gov.uk%7C590d4346fd7647e5c0f508dd0afce0bb%7C8da13783cb68443fbb4b997f77fd5bfb%7C0%7C0%7C638678803395005156%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=pPsX2NMWDD%2Fb4j9JUTt3n5ZAnirceujq%2Bd5IU6FQfOE%3D&amp;reserved=0\">our webpage<\/a> for the project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":54354,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[24,986],"tags":[33,44,671],"class_list":["post-64795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dcc-homepage","category-roads-and-transport","tag-cllr-stuart-hughes","tag-cycling","tag-teign-estuary-trail"],"acf":[],"featured_image":{"ID":54354,"title":"Teign Estuary Trail - 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