Plans to create a £200 million surf lake and a ‘mini’ Eden Project near Junction 27 of the M5 at Tiverton go before a planning next month.

The major development at Junction 27 will be discussed at a two-day hearing on September 20 after the original date was delayed a year ago.


Eden Westwood a partnership backed by the Eden Project and Friends Life want to build a leisure development including an electric car hub to encourage sustainable tourism. If the planners vote favourably Eden Westwood would put in for outline planning in 2019, aiming begin work by 2020.

The major development at Junction 27 will be discussed at a two-day hearing on September 20 after the original date was delayed a year ago.