Tower Block Demolition to Pave Way for New Affordable Housing in Weston-super-Mare Friday, January 30, 2026 hillsborough demolition affordable housing westonsupermare alliancehomes bournville development socialhousing redevelopment Hillsborough House, a tower block constructed in 1965 as social housing in Weston-super-Mare’s Bournville estate, is scheduled for demolition this spring. Owned by Alliance Homes, the building no longer meets modern … Read More
Revised Plans for 140 New Homes in Expanding Somerset Village Friday, January 30, 2026 templecombe somerse housing development vistry affordable planning community infrastructure landscape A plan to build 140 new homes in the growing Somerset village of Templecombe has been updated and is awaiting final approval from local councillors. The revised proposals come after initial plans in 2022 for 160 homes and a … Read More
New Wetlands Proposed to Support Major Somerset Housing Development Friday, January 30, 2026 wetlands somerset housing riverparrett crewkerne development phosphates biodiversity conservation infrastructure Taylor Wimpey Exeter plans to create new wetlands adjacent to the River Parrett to enable the continuation of one of Somerset’s largest housing developments. The Wool Gardens project, currently in its first phase, is being … Read More
New Wetlands Planned to Support Major Somerset Housing Development Friday, January 30, 2026 wetlands somerset phosphates development environment crewkerne housing riverparrett biodiversity construction To ensure ongoing progress on one of Somerset’s largest housing developments, new wetlands are set to be created near the River Parrett. Taylor Wimpey Exeter is currently building the first phase of the Wool Gardens … Read More
Plans for Cramped Cul-de-Sac on Bungalow Garden Rejected Thursday, January 29, 2026 planning bungalow development saltford housing cul-de-sac overdevelopment councillors garden council Councillors at Bath and North East Somerset Council have unanimously rejected plans to demolish a bungalow at 22 The Tynings in Saltford and replace it with a cul-de-sac of five new bungalows. The proposed development on the … Read More
Somerset Council Races to Approve 208 New Homes at Taunton’s Largest Development Thursday, January 29, 2026 somerset taunton orchardgrove housing phosphates ramsar development planning infrastructure environment Somerset Council is under intense pressure to approve plans for 208 new homes in Taunton’s largest housing development before stricter phosphate mitigation rules take effect under the government’s Planning and Infrastructure … Read More