Somerset Residents Urged to Share Views on £11bn West Somerset Tidal Lagoon by Easter Friday, January 23, 2026 somerset tidallagoon renewableenergy cleanpower coastalprotection publicconsultation infrastructure environment community investment Somerset residents have until the Easter holidays to provide their initial feedback on the ambitious West Somerset Lagoon project, a £11 billion tidal lagoon proposal set to reshape the coastline between Minehead and Watchet. … Read More
Decision on 400 Homes Near Taunton Delayed Amid ‘Green Wedge’ Review Friday, January 23, 2026 housing development taunton greenwedges planning trull infrastructure environment council somerset A decision on the proposed construction of 400 new homes across three sites near Taunton has been postponed to allow for a thorough review of the town’s ‘green wedges’—key environmental buffers designed to prevent urban … Read More
Decision on 400 Homes Near Taunton Deferred Amid ‘Green Wedge’ Review Friday, January 23, 2026 taunton housing development greenwedges trull planning infrastructure orchardgrove somerset environment A decision on the development of 400 new homes across three sites near Taunton has been postponed to allow for a comprehensive review of the town’s ‘green wedges’—protected landscape areas designed to preserve the environment … Read More
South West’s Safest Labour Councillor Quits Party Citing 'Constant U-Turns' Thursday, January 22, 2026 labour councillor independence paulton uturn council politics keirstarmer localgovernment environment Grant Johnson, a long-serving councillor representing Paulton—the former coal mining village deemed the safest Labour seat in South West England—has announced his departure from the Labour Party to serve as an independent. … Read More
Somerset Council Reverses Approval of Industrial Units Near A303 Amid Legal Disputes Thursday, January 22, 2026 somerset industrial development sparkford a303 planning legal environment flooding council Somerset Council has reversed its earlier approval of a development project near the A303, halting plans to construct 34 light industrial ‘starter’ units in Sparkford. The decision comes after prolonged legal … Read More
Legal Challenge Launched to Protect Somerset Village from Environmental Damage Thursday, January 22, 2026 westonzoyland somerset environment airfield legal conservation pollution wildlife community waste Residents of Westonzoyland, Somerset, have initiated a legal challenge to prevent their historic airfield from being degraded into an environmental “wasteland.” Westonzoyland Airfield, located east of the village … Read More