Calls for Urgent Action Following Two Deaths at Frome Travellers’ Site Thursday, April 9, 2026 frome travellers somerset council caravansite inspection deaths licensing livingconditions planning A Somerset councillor has called for immediate intervention after two residents died at the Pines Residential Site, a traveller’s community located on Berkley Lane in Frome. The site, situated near the Commerce Park … Read More
Calls for urgent action after two deaths at Frome travellers’ site Thursday, April 9, 2026 frome sommerset travellers residential inspection licensing deaths council planning housing Somerset councillor Adam Boyden has called for immediate inspection and intervention at the Pines Residential Site, a traveller community in Frome, after two residents recently died under non-suspicious circumstances. Located … Read More
New Taunton School and Health Hub at Major Development Site Faces Long Wait Tuesday, April 7, 2026 taunton orchardgrove infrastructure housing development education healthcare planning government community Significant discussions have taken place between Somerset Council and the central government regarding the delivery of essential infrastructure at Taunton’s largest development site, Orchard Grove. Situated between the A38 … Read More
New Taunton School and Health Hub at Huge Development Site Could Take Years to Complete Tuesday, April 7, 2026 taunton orchardgrove housing infrastructure healthhub secondaryschool somersetcouncil development planning government Somerset Council and central government have engaged in “frank but constructive” discussions about delivering vital infrastructure at Taunton’s largest development site, Orchard Grove. Situated between the A38 … Read More
Homeowner Faces Planning Dispute Over Unauthorised Fence Amid Neighbourhood Division Wednesday, April 1, 2026 fence planning dispute neighbours privacy trowbridge property retrospective community regulations Marcus Brown, a homeowner in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, has found himself at the centre of a contentious planning dispute over a six-foot fence erected without prior permission. After a complaint was lodged, he was compelled to … Read More
Plans for 145 Homes Near Taunton Rejected After Developer Misses Deadline Wednesday, April 1, 2026 taunton trull planning development housing council refusal application greenbelt infrastructure Plans to build 145 homes on the outskirts of Taunton have been refused after the developer failed to respond within the required timeframe. Broadlands Twenty Twelve initially submitted the proposal in January 2015 to develop … Read More