Decision on Bridgwater HMO Changes Delayed Amid Public Safety Concerns Saturday, June 21, 2025 bridgwater hmo homelessness planning publicsafety community arc council security residents Planned modifications to a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) at 27 Wembdon Road in Bridgwater have been postponed following significant public safety concerns. Homelessness charity Arc—formerly known as Taunton Action for the … Read More
Rugby Club Secures Approval for Indoor Training Facility Despite Local Concerns Friday, June 20, 2025 rugby training facility planning community winsley development sports infrastructure council sport Bradford-on-Avon Rugby Club has received planning permission to construct an indoor training facility at its Winsley grounds, overcoming local opposition over the building’s size and appearance. Some residents raised … Read More
Next Steps to Deliver Wellington Railway Station by 2027 Thursday, June 19, 2025 wellington cullompton railway funding transport networkrail development southernwest infrastructure planning West Country MPs are pressing the government for clearer details on funding and timelines following the recent spending review, which confirmed investment in reopening two railway stations: Wellington in Somerset and … Read More
Tea Shop Saved After Worker’s Poetic Appeal Moves Council Thursday, June 19, 2025 codford tearooms poetry planning community pub wiltshire lizzieleigh tea localbusiness A Wiltshire tea shop has been granted permission to continue operating from a former pub, thanks to a poignant plea delivered in verse by Lizzie Leigh, known locally as ‘Britain’s Tea Poet.’ Wiltshire … Read More
Plans for New Low-Cost Homes on Glastonbury Car Park Rejected Thursday, June 19, 2025 glastonbury housing planning mendip mendipdistrictcouncil asterhousing parking affordablehousing somersetcouncil development Plans to build new low-cost homes on a car park in Glastonbury have been rejected after a closely contested vote by local councillors. Mendip District Council initially partnered with Aster Housing in November 2020 to develop … Read More
Somerset Village to See 100 New Homes Despite School Capacity Concerns Wednesday, June 18, 2025 somerset keintonmandeville development housing schoolcapacity planning traffic overdevelopment community localcouncil Plans are underway to build up to 100 new homes in the small Somerset village of Keinton Mandeville, despite mounting concerns about the capacity of the local primary school. Originally proposed in July 2022 for 120 houses by … Read More