Court to Decide Future of 765 Yeovil Homes as Judicial Review Advances Thursday, March 12, 2026 yeovil somerset housing development judicialreview mudford planning flooding infrastructure affordablehousing The future of a large housing development in Yeovil is now in the hands of a judge in Bristol, as a judicial review challenges the recent planning permissions for the project. Abbey Manor Group received outline planning … Read More
Eight-Year Planning Battle Ends with Approval for 112 New Homes in Taunton Wednesday, March 11, 2026 taunton somerset housing planning development affordablehousing infrastructure phosphatemitigation cycling construction A protracted planning saga spanning over eight years has finally concluded with the approval of 112 new homes in Taunton, Somerset. Gladman Developments, based in Congleton, first submitted proposals in November 2017 to … Read More
Eight-Year Planning Battle Ends as 112 New Homes Approved in Taunton Wednesday, March 11, 2026 taunton gladman housing planning development affordablehousing infrastructure environment phosphatemitigation somerset A protracted planning dispute over a housing development in Taunton has finally been resolved, with approval granted for 112 new homes after more than eight years of deliberations. Gladman Developments, based in Congleton, … Read More
New Council Homes Completed on Former Oxford Inn Site in Taunton Wednesday, March 4, 2026 taunton councilhousing affordablehousing laviniahouse somerset development construction housingcrisis community zerocarbon The former Oxford Inn on Roman Road, Taunton, has been transformed into eight new council homes, now fully occupied by local families. After the pub closed in 2018, Somerset West and Taunton Council purchased the site with … Read More
South West Village Becomes 'Ghost Estate' After Eight Years of Abandonment Tuesday, March 3, 2026 calstock cornwall housing ghostestate affordablehousing socialhousing development council planning construction In the picturesque village of Calstock, frustration is mounting among locals as a once-promising housing development has stood empty and incomplete for eight years. The so-called “ghost estate” of 33 newly built … Read More
Judicial Review Advances on Controversial Castle Cary Housing Development Tuesday, March 3, 2026 castlecary judicialreview housing development planning abri community traffic affordablehousing opposition The battle to halt a disputed housing development in Castle Cary has progressed as efforts to initiate a judicial review move forward. In April 2019, Yarlington Housing Association secured permission on appeal to construct 27 … Read More