Festive cheer could be coming early for a Kingsteignton landowner if his plans to build more than 50 homes on a Christmas tree farm are approved.The four-acre site at Penns Mount, Vicarage Hill, is outside the town's permitted development area but Adrian Bunclark has said urgent need for housing demands a rethink.He has submitted plans for a 'medium density' project to Teignbridge Council and claimed official guidelines would permit up to 77 dwellings on the site.

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