A property developer goes bankrupt after failing to overturn planning restrictions on new homes in Salcombe, Devon, where a Planning Inspectorate decision requires the properties to be occupied as main residences.
The outlet reports that the developer built four new-build homes, including flats worth about £1.2 million in total, and that they have remained empty for more than a year. In 2025, the Planning Inspectorate rules the homes must be sold to buyers who plan to live in them full-time, rather than as second homes.
The sources presented are both from the same outlet and repeat the same core details: the Inspectorate decision timing, the location, the number of homes, and the developer’s later failure. No other outlets are included here, so there are no differing angles to reconcile beyond the shared account.
