Plan view showing why this scheme is environmentally controversial.

• Note: Yannon Lane Fields - Listed County Wildlife Site, cut in two.

• Note: Kingskerswell Down - Scheduled by English Heritage as a National Monument, partially destroyed and with overall adverse impact.

• Note: Kingskerswell Down - Listed County Wildlife Site, partially destroyed and with overall adverse impact.

• Note: Manor House site - Potential Listed County Wildlife Site, suffering adverse impact.

• Note: Manor House fields - Potential Listed County Wildlife Site, partially destroyed and suffering adverse impact.

• Note: Kingskerswell Conservation Area - the proposed route comes within less than 50m of the conservation area and is likely to impact on listed buildings.

  
  

It is easy to see how this detail can get overlooked in the overall scheme.