One of the biggest developments yet to take place in Teignbridge looks set to fall on the Kingsteignton and Newton Abbot area after district council officers backed the 1,700 homes plan formerly dubbed the 'urban village'.
Between now and 2016 some 7,500 homes will be built across the district, a requirement of the new Local Development Framework.
Although 'windfall sites' districtwide can accommodate 2,500 properties, former clay pits to the north of Newton Abbot will have to be transformed into a new community.
In addition to 1,730 homes, Kingsteignton will get one or two new primary schools catering for 420 pupils and development at Teign School will take the role from 1,350 to 1,680.
Also planned is a new health centre and 18-24 ha (44-60 acres) of mixed employment land for new offices and factories.
Two new roads across the river Teign will divert traffic away from the congested Balls Corner, Newton Abbot, and provide access to a new retail park.
A 'park and exchange' point close to the current Tesco superstore will encourage people to walk, cycle or take the bus into Newton Abbot, where tough parking restrictions will be imposed and redevelopment of the town centre promoted.
Near Sandygate, Kingsteignton, a new community 'hub' will be developed as will another at The Fountain where planning rules will urge property owners to develop shops and services.
Elsewhere in Teignbridge, Dawlish will need to find room for 400 new homes, a further 200 in Teignmouth and another 190 in the Bovey Tracey and Chudleigh area.
Villages will have to absorb at least 500 new homes and overall the population is predicted to rise by 15,000.
Other development options, such as building on the former Seale-Hayne College, Newton Abbot, were rejected for being unsustainable.
If, as predicted, councillors back the officers' recommendations next Monday, the public will be allowed another chance to comment in April and the plan then sent for government approval.
Details of exactly what sites might be developed won't be known for at least a year and the usual planning application process will have to be followed.
Tony Page, Teignbridge Council's head of policy and heritage, said the scheme represented a 'win, win' situation for Teignbridge and would allow for 'positive change, a change for the better'.
Cllr Brian Berman, executive spokesman for planning and housing strategy, also backed the plan but added a familiar word of caution.
'It cannot be reported often enough that the final say on what development is expected of Teignbridge will rest with one government inspector,' he said.
Four public exhibitions outlining the plans will be staged next month starting on April 5 at Newton Abbot Racecourse.
Others will take place in Dawlish, Chudleigh and Teignmouth.