Somerset Travellers’ Site Expansion Approved as Seven Families Move In Thursday, April 16, 2026 somerset travellers planning expansion fivehead caravans gypsy accommodation phosphates environment The Stables travellers’ site in Fivehead, Somerset, has received retrospective planning permission to expand, allowing seven additional families to reside on the land. Situated at the junction of Isle Abbotts Road and Stowey … Read More
Plans Submitted for New Traveller Site Near Axbridge Tuesday, March 31, 2026 traveller axbridge gypsy travellersite accommodation planning somerset caravan roma housing A new planning application has been submitted for a traveller site located just north of the A371 near Axbridge. The proposal seeks permission to establish a family pitch accommodating three caravans to support the local … Read More
Two Somerset Traveller Site Proposals Rejected Amid Flooding Concerns Tuesday, August 26, 2025 traveller somerset planning flooding hewish community gypsy roma pitch council North Somerset Council has denied two separate but similar applications to establish new Traveller pitches in the village of Hewish. Despite a recognized shortage of Gypsy and Traveller pitches in the region, the planning … Read More
New Gypsy and Traveller Sites Proposed in Somerset Local Plan to Address Unauthorised Encampments Monday, July 7, 2025 somerset travellers localplan encampments housing gypsy taunton council planning accommodation Somerset Council is considering allocating new sites for gypsy and travellers in its forthcoming Local Plan, in hopes of reducing the frequency of unauthorised encampments across the county. Recent incidents—including a … Read More