Eight-Year Planning Battle Ends with Approval of 112 New Homes in Taunton Wednesday, March 11, 2026 taunton gladman housing planning development somerset affordable infrastructure environment construction After more than eight years of planning disputes, Gladman Developments has finally received approval to build 112 new homes on land adjacent to Pyrland Farm, off Cheddon Road, on the northern edge of Taunton, Somerset. The … 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
New Council Houses Open on Former Taunton Pub Site Wednesday, March 4, 2026 taunton housing council somerset development affordable construction environment sustainability community Taunton has welcomed a new wave of council housing on the site of the former Oxford Inn pub, which closed in 2018. Following the property’s acquisition by Somerset West and Taunton Council, plans were set in motion to … 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
The South West Village Turned Ghost Estate After Eight Years of Abandonment Tuesday, March 3, 2026 calstock housing ghostestate socialhousing cornwall affordablehomes development council construction community For eight long years, a once-promising new housing estate in Calstock has remained eerily empty, earning the label of a “ghost estate.” The development, consisting of 33 newly built houses, lies unfinished and … 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