Somerset Farmer's Plan to Site 36 Shipping Containers Near River Brue Rejected Tuesday, December 9, 2025 somerset farming planning shippingcontainers riverbrue landuse diversification councildecision ruraldevelopment agriculture A Somerset farmer’s attempt to place 36 shipping containers near the River Brue has been denied by Somerset Council. Alan King submitted the proposal in November 2023 to locate the containers at Brue Farm on Hulk Moor Drove … Read More
Small Somerset village to gain 30 new homes after planning appeal success Monday, November 3, 2025 keintonmandeville somerset housing planningappeal affordablehousing ruraldevelopment heritage phosphatemitigation infrastructure community Keinton Mandeville, a small village in Somerset, is set to welcome 30 new homes following a successful planning appeal by Galion Homes. The developer initially submitted proposals in February 2021 to build these houses north … Read More
Councillor Ham Leads Opposition to New Housing Near Somerset Pig Farm Friday, August 8, 2025 somerset evercreech housing planning flooding pigfarm agriculture localcouncil ruraldevelopment community Plans to build 40 new homes near an operational pig farm in Evercreech, Somerset, have been refused following a contentious planning committee meeting. The proposal, submitted by Rubix Strategic Ltd. in April 2024, aimed to … Read More