Village Urges Council to Protect Grade One Farmland from Development Wednesday, December 10, 2025 backwell northsomerset farmland housing development foodsecurity localplan greenbelt agriculture protest The village of Backwell is making a strong appeal to North Somerset Council to reconsider plans that would see precious grade one farmland developed for housing. With a population of about 2,000 homes, Backwell is already … Read More
Somerset Farmer's Proposal to Site 36 Shipping Containers Near River Brue Rejected Tuesday, December 9, 2025 somerset farming planning shippingcontainers riverbrue landuse countryside development localgovernment agriculture A Somerset farmer, Alan King, has been refused permission to place up to 36 shipping containers near the River Brue at Brue Farm in Street. His application, submitted in November 2023, aimed to diversify the use of his … Read More
Somerset Farmer Denied Permission to Site 36 Shipping Containers Near River Brue Tuesday, December 9, 2025 somerset farming agriculture planning containers riverbrue hulkmoordrove development landuse diversification A Somerset farmer’s attempt to place 36 shipping containers near the River Brue has been rejected by Somerset Council. Alan King submitted the application in November 2023 to locate the containers at Brue Farm on Hulk Moor … Read More
45 Affordable Homes Approved Near Major Somerset Quarry Tuesday, December 9, 2025 affordablehousing somerset stokestmichael quarry development planning environment community infrastructure council Local councillors have approved plans to build 45 affordable homes near Coalpit Lane in Stoke St. Michael, Somerset. This site lies close to the disused Sammy’s Quarry and less than a mile from the active Moons Hill … Read More
Work on £3.7m Transport Hub in Taunton to Begin After Christmas Monday, December 8, 2025 taunton transport hub somerset bus construction infrastructure publictransport community development sport Somerset Council has announced that construction on Taunton’s new £3.7 million transport hub will commence shortly after Christmas. Funded primarily by the Department for Transport (DfT), this project aims to replace the … Read More
Plans for 150 Homes Near A303 in Ilminster Officially Withdrawn Monday, December 8, 2025 ilminster a303 development housing planning flooding phosphates infrastructure environment dairygold Plans to construct 150 new homes and commercial premises near the A303 in Ilminster have been officially scrapped, nearly six years after the initial proposal. The site in question is the former Horlicks factory on Station … Read More