Controversial Business Park Sparks Local Opposition Sunday, February 4, 2024 business park local opposition employment development farming planning permission economic growth community resistance infrastructure council decision A controversial plan to transform farmland into a £30m business park, bypassing the need for planning permission, has received approval from the Bath and North East Somerset Council. This move has incited substantial … Read More
Uncertainty Surrounds Future of Closed Somerset Factory Saturday, January 20, 2024 somerset factory site uncertainty vacant redevelopment housing local plan employment brownfield The future of the Oscar Mayer factory site in Chard, Somerset, remains uncertain more than two years after its closure in August 2021. The factory, which employed 860 people, closed due to the high cost of modernizing its … Read More