The Devon family behind a major proposal to build an educational facility and distribution centre have said they are "devastated" after planners narrowly rejected the scheme.

Goosemoor wanted to develop a site that would have provided a classroom where children could learn about the provenance of their food and cook meals, as well as open space where crops would have been grown to provide ingredients.

The majority of the site would have been dedicated to a food distribution centre that serves its school meals business, and the applicants claim it could have created around 100 full-time jobs.

Planners debated the economic merits of the scheme against the potential harm the development could have due to its location in open countryside and within a coastal preservation area.

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