A plan to convert the chapel and lodge at Teignmouth cemetery into a house has come under fire.

Some residents maintain it would be an inappropriate site for a home, and could lead to further development.

Wendy Thomas, who complained about the lack of grass cutting at the cemetery, said: ‘Once again Teignbridge has shown disregard and disrespect for this fine old Victorian cemetery and its buildings.

‘The chapel provided a smaller, more intimate environment within the cemetery grounds, to hold a service for those that wanted an alternative to a church service.