£109,000 Removed from Budget as Somerset Council Struggles to Secure Taunton Travellers’ Site Wednesday, May 20, 2026 somerset taunton travellers council budget sites gypsy roma transit funding Somerset Council has quietly withdrawn around £109,000 initially set aside to establish a new travellers' site near Taunton. This funding, carried over from the former Taunton Deane Borough Council’s capital budget, was … Read More
Plans to Enhance Security at Taunton Green Space Dismissed Just Before Traveller Encampment Wednesday, May 13, 2026 taunton travellers somersetcouncil stoneyfurlong unauthorisedencampment bollards greenspace community prevention localgovernment Somerset Council decided against implementing additional deterrent measures to prevent travellers from camping on Stoney Furlong Field in Taunton, less than 24 hours before eight caravans arrived on the site. Located west of … Read More
Measures to Protect Taunton Green Space Dismissed Just Before Traveller Encampment Wednesday, May 13, 2026 taunton sommerset council travellers encampment greenspace stoneyfurlong bollards deterrents caravans Somerset Council recently declined further measures to prevent unauthorised traveller encampments on Stoney Furlong Field, a green space in Taunton, less than 24 hours before eight caravans moved onto the site. Located west … Read More
New Travellers’ Pitches Proposed Near Allotments in Quiet Somerset Village Thursday, April 30, 2026 somerset walton travellers planning development allotments community housing environment council Plans have been submitted to develop two new travellers' pitches and a communal day room on East Mead Lane in Walton, a small village near Street in Somerset. The site, currently home to five stables and an agricultural barn … Read More
New Travellers' Pitches Proposed Near Allotments in Somerset Village Thursday, April 30, 2026 somerset travellers pitches walton allotments mobilehomes planning environment gypsy development Plans to create two new travellers' pitches behind the allotments in Walton, a small village near Street in Somerset, have been submitted for approval. The site, located on East Mead Lane and currently home to five stables … Read More
Travellers’ Site Between Bridgwater and Highbridge Rejected Over Flood Risk Concerns Friday, April 17, 2026 travellers floodrisk planning somerset sedgemoor bridgwater highbridge development appeal floodzone Plans to establish a new travellers’ site between Bridgwater and Highbridge have been officially halted due to significant flood risk concerns. John Paul Dolan submitted an application in December 2024 to develop two … Read More