Balancing Somerset GP Funding and Affordable Housing: A Delicate Challenge Tuesday, December 16, 2025 somerset affordablehousing gpfunding section106 nhs planning developers communityinfrastructurelevy healthcare housingpolicy Somerset Council faces a critical balancing act between securing funding for GP surgeries and maintaining the viability of affordable housing projects, councillor Sarah Wakefield has cautioned. When new housing developments … Read More
Balancing GP Funding and Affordable Housing: A Somerset Council Dilemma Tuesday, December 16, 2025 somerset affordablehousing gpsurgery section106 cil developers funding infrastructure nhs planning Somerset Council faces a critical challenge as it tries to balance demands for increased GP funding with the need to deliver affordable housing. A councillor has cautioned that pushing developers for higher financial … Read More
Somerset Council to Purchase New Homes for Emergency Accommodation Without Evicting Residents Monday, October 6, 2025 somerset housing council accommodation emergency hra section106 socialhousing temporaryhousing homelessness Somerset Council has reassured residents that no one will be forced out of their homes to make way for emergency accommodation for families in need. The council is actively addressing a pressing housing shortage, with over … Read More
Somerset Town Faces Loss of Nearly £240,000 in Funding for Local Services Thursday, August 7, 2025 somerset wincanton housing development affordablehousing community viability section106 devonshirehomes planning Residents of Wincanton, a growing town in Somerset, may miss out on nearly £240,000 intended for local community facilities if proposed changes to a housing development are approved. Devonshire Homes is currently building 31 … Read More
Somerset Housing Estate in Uncertainty as Developer Enters Administration Monday, May 26, 2025 somerset minehead housing developer administration affordable exmoor construction section106 community The future of the Exmoor Gate housing development in Minehead hangs in the balance after its developer, Stratton Land Ltd., entered administration. The company, based in London with an office in Tiverton, had been building 69 … Read More
Somerset Housing Estate in Limbo as Developer Enters Administration Monday, May 26, 2025 minehead exmoor housing development administration somersset affordable homes developer section106 The future of the Exmoor Gate housing development in Minehead hangs in the balance following the developer’s recent entry into administration. Stratton Land Ltd., a London-based firm with an office in Tiverton, had been … Read More