A DILAPIDATED Scout hut in Kingskerswell could be demolished and replaced with two new homes under fresh planning proposals.

The building at Dobbin Arch, pictured, was previously home to 1st Kingskerswell Scout Group, which lapsed in 2019.

It has remained vacant ever since, with the site falling into a state of disrepair.

The former Scout headquarters is understood to have originally served as an army hut.

An attempt has made in 2024 to resurrect the Scout group and restore the hut.

Spearheaded by Richard Moore, a former Scout and later Scout leader in Kingskerswell, the attempt was, unfortunately, unsuccessful.

Speaking to the Mid-Devon Advertiser in 2024, Richard said: ‘I left the group around 12 years ago. I think what killed it off was Covid - it closed right around the time of the pandemic.

‘I was there from 6-years-old, went through all the sections and when I turned 18, I became an adult leader - I was with the group for a long time’.

The current owners purchased the site earlier this year and are now seeking planning permission to demolish the three existing buildings that comprise the site and construct two dwellings, alongside associated works.

According to the planning application - reference 26/01689/FUL - the proposed homes would utilise various efficient and renewable technologies.

These include air source heat pumps, solar panels and electric vehicle charging points.

The planning statement says: ‘The application would not result in the loss of key community facility, whereby the locality would remain well-served by existing and emerging provision, with the existing use likely lost to abandonment, and would achieve high-quality design and sustainability, protecting neighbour amenity and biodiversity in full accordance with the development plan.

‘It is, therefore, respectfully requested the local planning authority grant planning permission’.

Teignbridge District Council are expected to make a decision on the application by no later than December 30.

To view the plans in full, and to comment on the application, visit the council’s planning portal and enter ‘26/01689/FUL’ into the search-box.