Public Consultation Opens for New 100-Home Development in Castle Cary, Somerset Tuesday, June 9, 2026 somerset castlecary housing development affordable consultation planning community infrastructure somersetcouncil Residents of Castle Cary and the neighboring parish of Ansford have just one week left to provide their initial feedback on a proposed development of 100 new homes. Over the past decade, this growing Somerset town has … Read More
Council Rejects Proposed Changes to New Bus Route Linking Somerset’s Busier Railway Station Tuesday, June 9, 2026 somerset busroute transport publictransport glastonbury council castlecary ruralconnectivity community infrastructure sport An initiative by local bus campaigners to alter a newly planned bus route to one of Somerset’s busiest railway stations has been rejected by the council. Glastonbury TrainLink had proposed a regular bus service linking … Read More
£6m Taunton Town Centre Flood Defence Scheme Delayed Until Early 2027 Tuesday, June 9, 2026 taunton flooding safety somerset council environment infrastructure construction defence regeneration Somerset Council has confirmed that a £6 million flood defence scheme aimed at safeguarding large parts of Taunton town centre has been postponed and will now commence in early 2027. For several years, the council, alongside … Read More
£6m Taunton Flood Defence Scheme Delayed Until Early 2027 Tuesday, June 9, 2026 taunton flooding flooddefence somersetcouncil environmentagency rivertone infrastructure construction delays urbanplanning Somerset Council has confirmed that a vital £6 million flood defence project protecting large parts of Taunton town centre won’t start until early 2027. The delay affects the highest priority element of the wider Taunton … Read More
£6m Flood Defence Scheme for Taunton Town Centre Delayed Until Early 2027 Tuesday, June 9, 2026 taunton flooding somerset environmentagency infrastructure community defences rivertone regeneration construction Somerset Council has announced a delay to the £6 million flood protection scheme designed to shield Taunton town centre, pushing the start date back to early 2027. The project, part of the Taunton Strategic Flood Alleviation … Read More
Plans for 45 Homes in Small Somerset Village Near A303 Rejected by Council Tuesday, June 9, 2026 somerset broadway housing development planning environment biodiversity infrastructure affordablehousing a303 Somerset Council has refused plans to build 45 new homes in the small village of Broadway, near the A303. This marks the second time proposals for housing on the site between Pound Road and Paulls Lane have been rejected. … Read More