A CAFÉ in a Teignbridge village is looking to expand and offer its customers hot food and a space to enjoy it.

At present, Teign Bean occupy a part of Seaton House in Exminster, with the remainder of the building sitting empty.

However, the family-run, barista coffee business is looking to expand, submitting an application to Teignbridge District Council to convert the former dental clinic adjacent to its premises.

Validated on November 4, the application - reference 25/01772/FUL - is seeking change-of-use permission to allow for hot food to eat in or takeaway.

The new premises would be used as additional seating for the café.

Crucially, the plan is to offer food in the late afternoon and evening, the planning statement for 25/01772/FUL says.

‘The location is highly sustainable for a business use, being located centrally in the village and only 50 metres from the nearest bus stop on Main Road’, the statement says.

‘There is no similar business in Exminster so it will serve a local need as well as an established client base.

‘The use of these premises will give a positive use to a currently empty building’, the statement adds.