Social housing tenants in Somerset will receive more support from council officers in the event of flooding following an internal review.
Somerset Council has confirmed that the newly-named organisations will not have any additional powers to prevent unwanted development – and will not receive any extra funding from either central or local government to carry out their legal duties.
The scheme has been repeatedly delayed since this announcement, with the funding being taken forward into the new Somerset Council when it set its first budget in February 2023.
Long-running roadworks on the Devon-Somerset border will continue over the Christmas holidays after a much-needed repair scheme was postponed.
A new cycle route in Yeovil that the local council pledged would be built within five weeks now won’t be finished until Christmas.
A Somerset grandfather could be forced to sell his homes to pay fines associated with a six-year planning dispute.
Here are the most interesting planning applications submitted to Somerset Council this week.
An extra £3.5m provided by central government to fix Somerset’s roads will only have a “minimal” impact, according to the local council.
Soil from a major Somerset housing development will be used to prevent flooding on the Levels after plans were approved by local councillors.
A DEVELOPER'S latest attempt to build new homes on the edge of a nationally protected Somerset landscape has been soundly defeated by planning inspectors.
