Infrastructure

Friday, October 3, 2025 housing consultation development planning infrastructure bath keynsham somerset localplan sustainability

Bath and North East Somerset Council has initiated a public consultation to gather feedback on potential sites for over 27,000 new homes required by government targets to be built across the area by 2043. This is part of the … Read More

Thursday, October 2, 2025 m4 bridge closure construction badminton traffic nationalhighways detour infrastructure safety sport

Motorists are being warned of a significant upcoming closure on the M4 to facilitate the construction of the new Badminton Road Bridge. The motorway will be completely shut in both directions between junction 18 (Bath) and … Read More

Thursday, October 2, 2025 taunton staplegrove roadworks housing development somerset infrastructure traffic construction urbanplanning

Plans for a substantial housing development in Taunton have brought with it the prospect of up to 60 weeks of significant roadworks, though no official start date has been set. The Staplegrove urban extension will ultimately … Read More

Thursday, October 2, 2025 staplegrove taunton roadworks housing development infrastructure somerset construction traffic planning

Plans for the Staplegrove urban extension—a significant housing and commercial development on Taunton’s north-western edge—are moving forward, with an anticipated 60 weeks of major roadworks required to support the … Read More

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 solar wiltshire renewable energy infrastructure planning development controversy battery transportation sport

Plans have been submitted to construct an extensive ‘solar factory’ across a vast area of Wiltshire countryside. Lime Down Solar Park Limited proposes a 500 megawatt solar farm north of the M4 near Malmesbury, … Read More

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 gigafactory woolavington somerset housing development gravity infrastructure planning affordable enterprisezone

Plans for more than 150 new homes are moving forward near the site of Somerset’s ambitious £4 billion ‘gigafactory.’ Agratas is rapidly developing the cutting-edge manufacturing facility within the Gravity … Read More