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Permission has been given for Walkies Dog Field, in Emborough, to continue operating. Picture: Salmon Planning Company/Somerset Council

Dog walking field near Wells gets retrospective permission despite objections

A BID for retrospective planning permission to allow a dog walking field near Wells to carry on operating have…

How the apartment blocks in Bridgwater could look. Picture: Think Urban/Somerset Council

Plans for 15 affordable one- and two-bed apartments in Bridgwater submitted

PLANS for 15 affordable apartments on the outskirts of Bridgwater have been unveiled. Alder King, on behalf of Keepmoat Homes…

40C and 40D The Avenue could be the new home of Minehead Museum. Picture: Architectural Studio/Somerset Council

Minehead Museum could be on the move to a permanent new home

MINEHEAD Museum could be set to move into a permanent new home – if plans are approved. Architectural Studio South…

Changes to planning system in Somerset in bid to tackle applications backlog

THE way planning applications in Somerset are handled is changing. In a bid to combat a backlog of bids to…

The new Aldi could be built off the A38 at Chelston, near Wellington. Pictures: Google/Kendall Kingscott/Somerset Council

Aldi plans submitted for new store near Wellington

PLANS for a new Aldi supermarket near Wellington have been submitted. Kendall Kingscott, on behalf of the budget chain, has…

The Boylesports branch could soon be installed at the former Carphone Warehouse in Taunton. Pictures: Google/Somerset Council

New betting shop plans revealed for Taunton town centre

A NEW betting shop could soon open in the centre of Taunton. A planning application, by Lichfields, has been submitted…

Hundreds of solar panels could be installed on the site, north of Somerton. Picture: NEO Environmental/Somerset Council

Plans for 80-acre solar farm near Somerton submitted

PLANS for an 80-acre solar near Somerton have been submitted – providing 40 years of power. The scheme, on land…

The lights would be installed on pitches at Millfield's Edgarley Hall campus, in Glastonbury. Pictures: Google/Clive Miller Planning/Somerset Council

Floodlights plan for Somerset school will save 12km journey to play hockey

FLOODLIGHTS at independent school pitches in Glastonbury will prevent students being bussed to a different town for training…

Fireaway Pizza is set to replace 7 System Computers in the Bayliss Centre, Street. Pictures: Google/V16 Designz/Somerset Council

Street computer shop to close after takeaway plans approved

A COMPUTER shop in Street is closing today – after plans to convert the premises into a takeaway…

How the proposed homes in South Cheriton could look. Picture: Orme/Somerset Council

Plan could see four new homes built on field in Somerset village

FOUR new homes could be built on “agricultural land” in a Somerset village, if plans are approved. Whiteacre Planning has…