Culm Garden Village
Culm Garden Village is one of only 14 areas awarded Garden Village Status by the Government in January 2017. Located to the east of Cullompton, the Garden Village has the potential to deliver up to 5,000 sustainable new homes in a country park landscape, with jobs, community facilities and transport, all integrated with Cullompton itself.
A modern take on traditional Garden City principles developed in the 19th Century, Culm has its own Garden Village vision and principles developed with the local community and reflected throughout the development. Culm is proposed to be a healthy and sociable new settlement set within a natural environment and offering high-quality housing and locally accessible jobs. It is intended that Culm is integrated with Cullompton and provides benefits for existing and new residents and businesses alike. It has the potential to be an ambitious modern new community that is right for Mid Devon and Cullompton.
Taking a landscape led approach to planning, the Garden Village is intended ensure the development makes the most of its landscape setting, and creates a green and leafy place with large areas of green space for sport, leisure and wildlife.
Read more about Garden City Principles
Town & County Planning Association Garden City Principles
Why visit this website?
Information in relation to the development of the garden village will be available on this website. We will also publish updates on progress with the project, public consultation materials and details of how to have your say.
Where is Culm Garden Village?
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Junction 28 and Town Centre Relief Road
For information on progress with the Cullompton Town Centre Relief Road, see the Devon County Council website.
For information on progress with the new junction onto the M5 motorway, see the Devon County Council website.
Planning applications
To view submitted planning applications, please see details on Public Access. To view and comment on the applications, click on the link below and type the planning references into the search box:
22/00338/MOUT Outline for the erection of up to 36 dwellings and associated open space, landscaping and infrastructure
23/01440/MOUT Outline application for development of residential dwellings (up to 1,100 dwellings) and elderly accommodation (up to 118 units), village centre uses, primary school, public open space, play areas, wildlife areas, associated infrastructure and landscaping
24/01166/MOUT Outline application for the development of up to 1,150 residential dwellings, commercial and business uses, neighbourhood centre uses, public open space, play areas, wildlife areas, associated infrastructure and landscaping
24/01208/MOUT Outline application for the erection of residential dwellings; provision of up to 1,000 sq. m. of Class E commercial and / or Class F2 community uses; and associated open space, landscaping, surface water attenuation and other infrastructure
East Cullompton Strategic Design Code and Phasing & Delivery Strategy
On 1 September 2026, Mid Devon District Council's Cabinet approved a Strategic Design Code and a Phasing & Delivery Strategy for East Cullompton for public consultation.
The Cabinet agenda and papers are published on the Mid Devon website.
Dates for consultation will be announced shortly.