https://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/inertia/Recent content in inertia on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 29 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/housing-developers-in-somerset-face-bankruptcy-amid-council-planning-delays/Fri, 29 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/housing-developers-in-somerset-face-bankruptcy-amid-council-planning-delays/Housing developers throughout Somerset are warning of potential bankruptcy due to prolonged delays in planning decisions by Somerset Council, according to local councillor Mark Healey. Councillor Healey, representing the Huntspill division — which encompasses the Gravity enterprise zone (site of Somerset’s new gigafactory) as well as the nearby villages of Puriton and Woolavington — voiced his concerns during a full council meeting held in Bridgwater on May 20. He criticized the council’s planning service sharply, stating that developers are being “financially ruined by our inertia,” and implored both councillors and council officers to “stop making excuses” for persistent delays.