Daniel Mumby

Revised plans for 360 Ilminster homes expected soon as access arrangements approved Revised plans for a major housing development in Ilminster will be put forward in the autumn after the developer secured approval to remove large…

Revised plans for 360 homes on Canal Way in #Ilminster are expected shortly after #Somerset Council approved the access arrangements put forward by Persimmon Homes South West: www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/ilminst... #LDReporter

Council risks becoming 'laughing stock' if people keep living in former factory Somerset Council risk becoming a "laughing stock" if it does not evict people living in a disused factory in Glastonbury, a local…

#Somerset Council risks being a "laughing stock" if it fails to evict people living in the Zig Zag Building in #Glastonbury, a local @conservatives.bsky.social councillor has stated: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2538026... #LDReporter

Somerset's travellers will remain until permanent transit site found Unauthorised traveller encampments in Somerset will continue until a permanent transit site can be found, Somerset Council has admitted.

Traveller encampments will continue to crop up in #Somerset until a permanent transit site is secured, Somerset Council has confirmed: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2537613... #LDReporter #Taunton #Bridgwater #BurnhamonSea

Every Somerset bus service being supported by council funding this year A total of 82 separate bus services will be supported by Somerset Council subsidies this year to order to keep them operating for local residents.

82 bus routes across #Somerset are being subsidised in some form by Somerset Council over the next 12 months. Here's a full list of those being protected: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2537572... #LDReporter #useitorloseit #Yeovil #Taunton #Frome #Bridgwater #Chard #BurnhamonSea #Highbridge

Here's what I'm covering next week:

MON: No meetings
TUE: Packsaddle Fields planning inquiry + #Somerset Council planning north
WED: SC planning & transport policy sub-committee
THUR: No meetings
FRI: No meetings

#LDReporter

Councillor Ham stops new homes near working pig farm Plans for new homes near a working pig farm in Somerset have been refused - thanks in part to local councillor Philip Ham.

In a headline writer's dream, plans for new homes near a #Somerset pig farm have been stopped - by a man called Philip Ham: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2537051... #LDReporter #Evercreech #B3081

600 homes could be unlocked through new credits scheme At least 600 new homes in south Somerset will be unlocked in the coming years as part of a government-backed scheme.

Around 600 homes in and around #Yeovil could be unlocked in the next few years thanks to a government-backed #phosphates credits scheme being created at a farm on the edge of the town: www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/2536964... #LDReporter #Somerset #DutchN

Bridgwater homeless hostel to be sold off by charity A planned homeless facility in Bridgwater will be sold off because it cannot provide "a safe and supportive environment" for its residents.

Homelessness charity Arc has announce it will sell off this former B&B in #Bridgwater rather than use the building as a homeless hostel: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2536922... #LDReporter #Somerset

1,700 Frome homes: 'No better Plan B' says developer Developers have argued there is "no better Plan B" for meeting Frome and eastern Somerset's housing needs on the opening day of an inquiry…

If you missed my play-by-play coverage in... 'the other place' yesterday (August 5), here's what happens on the opening morning of the public inquiry into the planned #Selwood Garden Community in #Frome: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2536741... #LDReporter #Somerset #A361

Work to rebuild and expand Taunton school finally begins Work to rebuild and expand a special needs school in Taunton is under way - nearly three years after faulty concrete was discovered within the…

Three years after #RAAC was first discovered in the building, work has finally begun to rebuild and expand the Oakhill campus at Selworthy School in #Taunton: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2536711... #LDReporter #Somerset #SEND

Eating disorder treatment facility approved in Taunton Somerset children and young people with eating disorders will soon be able to access additional support after plans for a new facility were approved.

#Somerset children and young people suffering with eating disorders will soon be able to access improved treatment after this new clinic in #Taunton was approved: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2536402... #LDReporter #Bathpool #NHS

Will new homes be built near Somerset's railway stations? The government has said it is too early to say whether brownfield lines near Somerset's railway lines could be turned into new homes.

The Department for Transport has declined to specify whether #Somerset will see some of the 40,000 it intends to deliver by redeveloping disused land near railway lines: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2535998... #LDReporter

Chard relief road land protected under revised housing plans Land for a crucial section of Chard's long-awaited relief road will be protected under revised plans for a new housing development.

Land for #Chard's long-awaited eastern relief road (ERR) will be protected if these revised plans for 67 homes between the #A358 Furnham Road and Chaffcombe Road are approved by #Somerset Council: www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/2535920... #LDReporter

Town could miss out on nearly £240,000 for local services Residents of a growing Somerset town could miss out on nearly £240,000 for local facilities if changes to a local development are approved.

#Wincanton residents are set to miss out on nearly £240,000 for their local services as a local developer claims it is no longer viable to deliver 31 homes near the town's hospital: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2535855... #LDReporter #Somerset #NHS

Here's what I'll covering next week:

MON: #Somerset Council planning east
TUE: #Selwood Garden Community public inquiry
WED: SC executive
THUR: No meetings
FRI: No meetings

#LDReporter

£15m plan to regenerate Yeovil theatre delayed again A planned £15m regeneration of the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil has been delayed again after Somerset Council officers revealed the outline business…

The wait goes on for #Yeovil residents as #Somerset Council admits the reopening of the Octagon Theatre could be delayed again: www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/2535632... #LDReporter

Medical centres merging to 'offer more choice to patients' Seven Somerset medical centres are expected to merge in the coming months in a bid to "offer more choice to our patients" and provide a…

Seven GP surgeries in #Somerset could merge contracts in September in a bid to offer a wider range of #NHS services to patients: www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/crewker... #LDReporter #Ilchester #Somerton #Crewkerne #Martock #SouthPetherton #StokesubHamdon

Revised plans for 67 homes near Somerset secondary school Dozens of new homes could still be built opposite a large Somerset secondary school if revised plans are approved.

Allison Homes has submitted revised plans to deliver 67 homes on Ashlands Roads in #Crewkerne, directly opposite Wadham School: www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/crewker... #LDReporter #Somerset #A30

Wellington GP surgery to close permanently in September Wellington will be left with only one doctors' surgery in the autumn, local health bosses have confirmed.

Luson Surgery in #Wellington town centre will permanently close its doors on September 26, #NHS #Somerset has confirmed: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2535504... #LDReporter @gideonamos.bsky.social

Warning to Somerset youths about jumping off harbour walls Somerset's harbour master has warned local young people against jumping off harbour walls as more boats flock to the area.

#Somerset's harbour master has issued a formal warning against "local youths" who have been jumping off the walls of #Minehead and #Watchet's harbours: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2535329... #LDReporter

MP keeps pushing for railway station near planned 150 homes A Somerset MP has said she will continue pushing for a new railway station in her constituents following the publication of plans for new homes near…

#Somerset MP @sarahdykeld.bsky.social has vowed to keep fighting to restore rail services to #Somerton and #Langport after plans for 150 new homes in the former town were put forward: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2535304... #LDReporter

Somerset village to get 16 new homes after planning approval More than a dozen new homes will be built within a small Somerset village following a green light from planning officers.

16 new homes will be coming to #SheptonBeauchamp (between #Ilminster and #SouthPetherton) following this long-awaited decision by #Somerset Council: www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/ilminst... #LDReporter

Taunton cycle link could 'undermine' existing homes Delivering a cycle link near a major Taunton housing development could "undermine the boundary walls" if it not done properly, a council…

Delivering a cycle link near the #Staplegrove urban extension in #Taunton could "undermine the boundary walls" of existing homes if it's not done properly, #Somerset Council has revealed: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2534989... #LDReporter #A358 #activetravel @tauntonareacyccam.bsky.social

'Cramped and awkward' planned for small Somerset town 'Cramped and awkward' homes could still be built on the edge of a small Somerset town after an appeal was lodged by the developer.

A "cramped and awkward" housing estate could still be built in #SheptonMallet if this appeal proves successful: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2534871... #LDReporter #Somerset

Bridgwater docks revamp won't finish until March 2027 The planned regeneration of Bridgwater's historic docks won't finish until March 2027 after the government extended the deadline for spending grant…

The government-backed regeneration of the Northgate Docks in #Bridgwater won't be completed until March 2027, #Somerset Council has confirmed: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2534853... #LDReporter #townsfund

Six special needs units to open in Somerset schools Six new special needs units will open in Somerset schools in the autumn - with others expected to follow in the near-future.

Six new special needs units will be open in #Somerset schools from September - with more already in the works: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2534508... #LDReporter #Bridgwater #BurnhamonSea #Crewkerne #Dulverton #Taunton #Watchet

Public inquiry into 1,700 new Frome homes approaches EDITORIAL NOTE: Accompanying footage for this story can be sent via WeTransfer, please email: daniel.mumby@newsquest.co.uk

A public inquiry to decide the fate of 1,700 new homes in #Frome officially gets under way next week. Here's what you can expect from the #Selwood Garden Community if it goes ahead: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2534683... #LDReporter #Somerset #A361

60 homes planned near busy Somerset railway station A further 60 homes could be built within walking distance of a busy Somerset railway station if new plans are approved.

60 more homes are planned within walking distance of #CastleCary railway station - and you've only got a few days to give your views on the subject: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2534584... #LDReporter #Somerset

Emergency measures to clear Somerset planning backlog Somerset Council is implementing emergency measures to its planning system in a bid to bring down an enormous backlog of decisions.

#Somerset Council has implemented emergency measures from today (July 28) for the next 12 weeks in a bid to clear a backlog of planning decisions: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2534235... #LDReporter

Regen project remains in balance after government extension The future of a troubled Somerset regeneration project remains unclear after the government extended the deadline for spending all related funding.

The government has extended the deadline for spending all remaining #townsfund grants - but the future of this #Glastonbury regeneration project remains in the balance: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2534261... #LDReporter #Somerset