Backwell Faces an ‘Absolutely Bananas’ Surge of 800 New Homes Amid Community Outcry
Monday, September 15, 2025
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Strolling through Backwell, it’s impossible to miss signs pleading “save our fields” and “save our village” outside residents’ homes. This North Somerset village, home to approximately 2,000 households, is bracing for an influx of around 800 new homes—one of the largest housing projects outside the district’s main towns. For many locals, this scale of development is overwhelming and unwelcome.
Mum-of-two Wendy sums up the sentiment: “The percentage of what they are putting in Backwell is bananas—absolutely bananas and absolutely not fair.