‘Green Wedge’ Near Taunton Protected as 125-Home Development Plan Rejected
Friday, February 27, 2026
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Plans to build 125 homes on a cherished ‘green wedge’ near Taunton have been decisively rejected, preserving a vital landscape that prevents urban sprawl between Taunton and neighboring villages. The Taunton Deane Core Strategy, endorsed in 2012, designated these green wedges as protected areas to maintain local identity and environmental quality.
On February 4, Somerset Council’s planning and transport policy executive sub-committee unanimously refused to remove the ‘Trull Ridge green wedge,’ halting a review that aimed to erase its protected status.