Eight months of roadworks near Wadham School in Crewkerne

Taylor Wimpey Exeter is currently delivering the Wool Gardens estate in Crewkerne, which will eventually comprise 635 homes, commercial units, a 66-bed care home and a relief road between the A30 Yeovil Road and the A356 Station Road.

Local motorists have had to deal with months of roadworks on Station Road, with temporary traffic lights being in place since April to allow the southern access to be constructed for the first 110 homes.

Now eight months of additional roadworks are planned for the delivery of the northern access point for the remaining houses - with temporary traffic lights being in force at the entrance to Wadham School between early-September and late-April 2027.

According to Somerset Council's official roadworks portal, temporary traffic lights will be in force on Yeovil Road near the junction with Ashlands Road from September 1 - the day after the roadworks on the Station Road access are due to finish.

Planned site of northern access into the Wool Gardens estate on A30 Yeovil Road in Crewkerne (Image: Daniel Mumby)

These lights will be in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and are expected to remain in place until April 30, 2027 - just before pupils begin their GCSE exams.

A council spokesperson said: "We are actively working with the developer to ensure this start date is met. The lights will be in operation 24 hours a day.

"At present the work on the southern junction are planned to complete by August 31. The lights will be controlled using smart light technology."

Construction is already under way on the Goldwell Farm site directly opposite the school, where Allison Homes South West is delivering 67 affordable homes under a deal with the Abri housing association.

The council said that discussions "have not taken place yet" with either Allison Homes or Abri as to whether additional traffic management would be needed to ensure construction on these new homes is not unduly disrupted.

Further details on these and other roadworks in your area can be found by visiting www.somerset.gov.uk/roads-travel-and-parking/roadworks-and-travel.

Under the current planning permission, Taylor Wimpey can deliver up to 110 homes on the northern site before further phases of the development have to be approved.

A separate application for the remaining 415 homes is currently under consideration, and the council has not confirmed when these plans will come before its planning committee south for approval.

Following a recent ruling by the Supreme Court, the development will not have to provide any additional phosphate mitigation - meaning construction on the remaining homes can proceed relatively quickly once detailed plans have been approved.