Liberal Democrat councillors in Bath and North East Somerset are engaged in a heated debate over a substantial increase in housing development expected across the district. The government has mandated the council to allocate …
Liberal Democrat councillors in Bath and North East Somerset are facing internal criticism over the council’s draft local plan, which outlines the development of 27,340 new homes across the district in the next 18 years. The …
Bath and North East Somerset Council has revealed its comprehensive local plan identifying locations for approximately 5,900 new homes across the City of Bath over the next 18 years. This significant planning document, now …
Bath and North East Somerset Council has revealed a comprehensive local plan outlining where approximately 5,900 new homes could be built throughout the Bath area over the next 18 years. The plan, which enters its final …
Weston Big Wood, an ancient woodland and designated site of special scientific interest in Portishead, is facing the possibility of being encircled by new housing developments as North Somerset Council aims to meet a high …
Nearly 8,000 residents have appealed to North Somerset Council to protect Weston Big Wood, described as the area’s “crown jewel,” from being surrounded by new housing developments. Known for its ancient woodland and …
Labour councillors in Bath and North East Somerset have challenged the idea that the city’s UNESCO World Heritage Site status should restrict building new homes. The council has been directed by the government to provide …
Labour councillors have criticised Bath and North East Somerset Council for using the city’s UNESCO World Heritage Site status as a reason to limit new housing development within Bath itself. The council has been instructed …
A Green Party councillor representing Clutton has voiced serious concerns about the impact of a proposed housing expansion in the village. Bath and North East Somerset Council’s draft local plan designates Clutton as a site …
A Bath and North East Somerset councillor has expressed apprehension that the village of Clutton risks becoming merely “somewhere people sleep, not somewhere they actually live their lives” amid forthcoming housing …
Bath and North East Somerset Council is proposing a significant shift in its planning approach by allocating a field in the small village of Haydon as a site for up to 140 new homes, despite having refused a planning …
A small village in Bath and North East Somerset, where planning permission for 115 homes was recently refused, is now proposed as a site for up to 140 new homes in the council’s latest local plan. In August, Bath and North …
Somerset Council has announced that a decision on the long-awaited plans for 1,450 new homes in Taunton is expected by or shortly after Christmas. The joint proposal from Persimmon Homes South West and Redrow Homes was …
A proposal to build a large ‘garden village’ near Taunton Racecourse has sparked concerns that the town could be effectively “divided by the M5” motorway, raising fears about the future character and landscape of the area. …
The construction of 530 new homes at Folletts Farm, near the M5 in Bridgwater, may be accelerated by almost a year if amended plans receive approval. Originally, Sedgemoor District Council’s development committee approved …