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
Somerset Village to Gain 33 Affordable Homes as Plans Approved Wednesday, June 18, 2025 somerset housing affordable development street mendip aster planning council construction A growing village in Somerset is set to receive 33 new affordable homes following the approval of development plans by local authorities. This project is part of a wider partnership formed in November 2020 between Mendip … Read More
Somerset Developer Commits to Current Coastal Projects Amid Upcoming Local Plan Wednesday, June 18, 2025 somerset watchet development housing liddymore channelview summerfield planning localplan construction A Somerset-based developer, Summerfield Developments, has confirmed that it has no plans to expand its coastal housing estates beyond current projects in the town of Watchet. The company is actively building the Liddymore … Read More