Justin Haque, of Slapton, writes: When does 'no' mean 'no' to developers? The planning application for the proposed holiday village at Lower Coltscombe is back. Last year the developer's plans, which resembled a motorway service station, were rejected by both the parish council and the Highways Agency and were withdrawn just before the South Hams Council voted. Now they have been resubmitted with supporting letters from London. The application goes against two local planning guidelines, CS9 and DP13, which prevented a lesser proposal being allowed in Bugford. This developer has shown scant regard to neighbours' concerns regarding flooding, run-off, the total transformation of a small hamlet and the significant presence of Japanese knotweed, which poses a major threat to the Slapton Ley Site of Special Scientific Interest, which is situated just below the ­proposed development. Furthermore, the application continues to challenge the precedence for buying agricultural-designated land with a wonderful view and then building on it. The developer's proposed house, in addition to the holiday complex, challenges any notion of designated land usage. I sincerely hope that South Hams Council can see through this most cynical of applications and refuse it once and for all.