BRITISH bakery chain Greggs is looking to open a store in Kingsteignton, it can be confirmed.

Planning application 25/00313/FUL is seeking to widen the permitted use of Unit A2 at Kingsteignton Trading Estate to include Use Class E(a) and Use Class E(b), which will allow for the sale of food and drink from the premises.

And, so long as the application gets the green-light from Teignbridge District Council, it is bakery chain Greggs that will occupy the unit, which has been empty since 2020, the Mid-Devon Advertiser can confirm.

Planning permission is also being sought for external alterations.

This comes after coffee-house chain Starbucks recently opened in Unit A1 of the trading estate.

The bakery will operate typically between the hours of 6am and 7pm Monday to Saturday and 7am to 6pm on Sundays, the planning statement for 25/00313/FUL says.

The proposal will generate employment for the local area with 15 new jobs, a mix of full time and part time positions, the statement adds.

It will have a ‘positive impact on the local economy through providing direct and indirect jobs’ and will deliver a ‘high-quality development that complements the local and surrounding context’, according to the statement, submitted on behalf of Maybrook Developments Ltd by Alder King Planning Consultants.

Kingsteignton Town Council raised no objection to the application.

A target date of May 8 has been given for a decision to be made on the application by Teignbridge District Council.

Greggs specialises in savoury products such as baked goods, sausage rolls, sandwiches and sweet items, including doughnuts and vanilla slices.

It is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.