I hope that it's understood that all of the proposed sites are ones which the owners themselves (usually so-called farmers) have put forward. They haven't been randomly selected by "the council".
Ever been had? The owner of Warren Farm has certainly pulled the wool over the eyes (pun intended) of the great and good of Dawlish. I well remember that he whipped up members of this parish into a frenzy over his land becoming a Country Park, due to his claims about his livelihood being threatened. What's changed since? Oh of course, the £s per acre for building plots is waaaaaay more ...