Dozens of New Homes Approved for Growing Somerset Town After Successful Appeal Thursday, November 20, 2025 castlecary somerset housing development affordable planning appeal conservation agriculture infrastructure Nearly 50 new homes are set to be built in the expanding Somerset town of Castle Cary following a successful appeal. In October 2023, Castle Cary LVA LLP applied for outline permission to develop 46 homes on the B3152 South … Read More
‘We’ve been left behind’: Four years on, residents still face cracked roads in new estate Wednesday, November 19, 2025 residents roads maintenance housing development wedmore infrastructure acorn livewest council Residents of Cross Farm Green and Elder Close in Wedmore are frustrated after four years of living in a new housing development still plagued by unfinished roads and poorly maintained communal areas. Since the first occupants … Read More
New Rural Cycling Route Set to Connect Key Housing Estates in West Somerset Tuesday, November 18, 2025 cycling walking somerset development steamcoasttrail infrastructure housing connectivity sustainability planning Plans are underway to better connect the coastal town of Watchet and the adjacent village of Williton in west Somerset through a new walking and cycling route. Both areas have seen notable housing growth recently, leaving … Read More
MP demands parliamentary debate over Bridgwater’s worsening traffic gridlock Tuesday, November 18, 2025 bridgwater gridlock transport infrastructure parliament somerset congestion roads localgovernment onewaysystem Bridgwater’s road congestion crisis has escalated into a national concern, with the town’s MP urging Parliament to debate the mounting traffic “gridlock”. At the heart of the issue is the Cross Rifles roundabout, … Read More
Frome Residents Lose Appeal Against Battery Energy Storage Facility Tuesday, November 18, 2025 battery energy storage frome fire safety planning construction environment infrastructure Residents of Frome have unsuccessfully challenged plans to construct a battery energy storage site adjacent to a busy residential neighborhood. These facilities store electricity during low demand periods, releasing it back … Read More
Bridgwater MP Demands Parliamentary Debate Over Town’s Traffic Gridlock Tuesday, November 18, 2025 bridgwater traffic gridlock roundabout infrastructure somerset parliament congestion transport council Bridgwater’s road congestion has reached a tipping point, prompting the town’s MP to call for a parliamentary debate on the escalating traffic crisis. At the heart of the issue is the Cross Rifles roundabout, a critical … Read More