Planning

Site Updates and Roadworks

Stay informed about current construction activity and upcoming planned work with our Monthly Site Updates, published at the start of each month. These reports cover ongoing developments and detail any roadworks scheduled for the month ahead.

We update these reports throughout the month as new work is announced, ensuring you always have access to the most current information about what’s happening at Sherford.

Find each Monthly Site Update here:

Sherford News & Events

 

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Sherford Road – Traffic Calming Project

Work on the Sherford Road Traffic Calming project is due to begin on Monday 13 April 2026, with completion expected approximately 14 weeks later.

The works are a planning requirement for Sherford, designed to create a safer road connecting the existing and new communities. They include a new mini roundabout, improvements to the Gemini Road junction, a permanent pedestrian and cycle path, and changes to road layout and signage.

Road closures and diversions will be in place during the works. The resident letter below sets out the full detail of each phase, the diversion route, and what to expect. Maps showing the closures and diversions are also available to download.

If you have any questions, please email info@sherford.uk

Letter to residents about the project

Phase 1 road closure and diversions

Phase 2 road closure and diversions

Phase 3 road closure and diversions

Paving and kerbing plan

Traffic calming plans

Signs and road markings

Planning applications

In addition to the outline planning permission that has been granted for the development of Sherford, each new neighbourhood or major development within Sherford must be put forward as a planning application. Each month, we share updates on the status of Sherford’s planning applications. If there is any public consultation activity taking place, the details are also shared here and in our news section.

2026 Planning applications

• Plans have been submitted for a state-of-the-art care home facility in Phase 2 of Sherford. Find out more here. View the plans on the South Hams District Council planning portal here.

• The Sherford Consortium has applied for a short section of public highway to be permanently closed. Known as ‘Road Past Vealeholme’, the piece of road is 282 metres long and runs between Hercules Road/Main Street in Sherford and Plympton Hill. A consultation period will take place from Monday 23 February 2026 for 28 days. A Public Notice is displayed at either end of the highway. Read more about what is proposed here. Below are the planning documents relating to this application:

Public Notice

Planning Letter

Draft Stopping-up Order

Draft Plan

 

Section 106

Section 106 (S106) refers to legal agreements made between developers and local authorities that are linked to planning permissions.

At Sherford, the S106 requires provision to be made for a wide variety of services including affordable housing, education, sport and recreation, health, infrastructure and the creation of the Sherford Community Trust.

The agreement stipulates that each of these services is delivered when specific development milestones are reached, for example, the number of occupied dwellings.

If you would like more information about the S106, or would like to receive a copy of the S106 obligations for Sherford, please contact us.

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Masterplan

The original Sherford outline planning application was approved in November 2013, with building work starting on site in 2015.

In 2017, updates to the masterplan and design principles were approved by South Hams District Council. The updated scheme allowed for the creation of a new eastern neighbourhood, improved drainage and re-distribution of green space for ecological enhancement and more attractive, accessible outdoor space.

View the Masterplan map here