5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (166+ words) What types of applications are included? Proposals range from listed building consent and conservation-area works to outline applications for housing, school facilities and shopfront changes. Are any listed buildings or conservation areas affected? Yes. Several proposals, including works at Forge…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (597+ words) The Firepool Boulevard in Taunton(Image: Daniel Mumby) A Taunton resident has slammed Somerset Council for its slow progress in tidying up the Firepool regeneration site. Work was recently completed on the boulevard running through the Firepool site (funded by…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (965+ words) View of the Firepool regeneration site from the A3038 Priory Bridge Road(Image: Daniel Mumby) The future of the Firepool regeneration site in Taunton is increasingly uncertain as Somerset Council considers its next steps. The brownfield site, located between the A3087 Trenchard…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (603+ words) Its population could get into four figures once the homes are occupied A "lovely" Somerset village close to two of the county's liveliest coastal destinations is about to get new housing. Up to 40 new homes will be delivered in Lympsham,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (782+ words) Planned site of adult gaming centre at 14-15 Cornhill in Bridgwater town centre(Image: Somerset Council) Plans to create an adult gaming centre in the heart of Bridgwater have been refused by local councillors – despite a licence for the business being…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (391+ words) Soon culprits caught could be forced to clean up their mess and pay more Fly-tippers may be forced to carry out up to 20 hours of unpaid clean-up work under new government plans announced last week. The proposal will also see…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (873+ words) But a row over its appearance had nothing to do with housing A former bank in Burnham-on-Sea will be turned into new flats – despite planning officers raising concerns about what material would be used in the window frames. Lloyds Bank…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (730+ words) View of the Agratas gigafactory from the Huntspill River footpath in East Huntspill(Image: Daniel Mumby) Agratas has promised that a major Somerset river will not be used to cool its new £4bn 'gigafactory' currently being constructed in Somerset. Construction work…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (383+ words) North Somerset Council has been ordered to apologise after it sent a woman a bill for three years' worth of council tax with no explanation. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found the council was at fault after it…...