Daniel Mumby

400 new homes near M5 'not likely to have significant effect' on environment Plans for 400 new homes near junction 23 of the M5 have cleared the first hurdle after Somerset Council approved a screening request for the site

A planned development of 400 homes near junction 23 of the #M5 is "not likely to have a significant effect" on the environment, according to #Somerset Council's planning officers: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2592689... #LDReporter #A38 #Bridgwater #Dunball #Puriton

Court to decide fate of 765 Yeovil homes as judicial review proceeds The fate of a major Yeovil housing development will be decided in Bristol in late-April - and a crowd-funding campaign has been launched to cover…

A #judicialreview into 765 new homes on the north-eastern edge of #Yeovil will be heard at #Bristol Crown Court next month - and the good people of #Mudford need your help to cover their legal costs: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2592664... #LDReporter #Somerset

Major Somerset quarry can operate until 2056 as expansion plans approved Moons Hill Quarry near Shepton Mallet is a major source of silurian andesite - a material highly in demand for road surfacing across southern England

A key #Somerset quarry can remain operational until 2056 following this Somerset Council decision, protecting up to 200 local jobs: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2592436... #LDReporter #StokeStMichael #SheptonMallet

Average Somerset council tax bill to rise by nearly £122 a year from April The average Somerset council tax bill will increase by nearly £122 a year from April - though the precise rise will vary greatly within the county

Following last week's #budget2026 meeting, here's how much more #counciltax #Somerset residents will be paying from April: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2592324... #LDReporter

Eight-year planning battle ends as 112 Taunton homes approved Gladman Development has finally secured permission to build new homes on Cheddon Road, having first submitted plans in November 2017

An eight-year planning battle in #Taunton has ended after the Planning Inspectorate finally approved plans to build 112 new homes on Cheddon Road: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2592276... #LDReporter #Somerset

Chardstock Amateur Dramatics Society present Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime Dramatists from across Somerset and Devon are ready to dazzle audiences with their latest pantomime extravaganza.

I'm now on annual leave until Tuesday, March 10.

I'll respond to emails etc. when I finish my run as King Crumble & the Giant in #Chardstock Amateur Dramatics Society's production of Jack & the Beanstalk :)
www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/chard_n...

See you all soon :) #LDReporter #Somerset

There has been some positive progress in recent days on the New Medium Helicopter contract ⬇️

Two Somerset community hospitals could lose half their beds under NHS reforms Two of Somerset's community hospitals could temporarily lose half their inpatient bids to allow a wider range of local services to be delivered

Community hospitals in #BurnhamonSea and #Crewkerne could lose half their inpatient beds from April under planned #NHS reforms: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2589444... #LDReporter #Somerset

242 new Taunton homes approved despite "bonkers" road design The first phase of the Quantock Park development in Taunton has been given the go-ahead despite concerns about the design of the new spine road

Plans for the first 242 homes within the Quantock Park estate in #Taunton have been approved by #Somerset Council, despite concerns over the "bonkers" design of the spine road linking the new homes to the #A358 Staplegrove Road: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2589388... #LDReporter

Somerset Council on government 'naughty step' as budget day looms Somerset Council will be able to set a balanced budget for the next 12 months - but further central government support will be in short supply

#Somerset Council is on central government's "naughty step" as it prepares to set its annual budget next week: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2589228... #LDReporter #Budget2026 #counciltax

Access to new £20m Wellington railway station secured as 178 homes approved Construction work will soon begin on the access road leading to the new £20m Wellington railway station, being delivered alongside 178 new homes

Construction on the access road to the new £20m #Wellington railway station could begin within weeks after plans for 178 homes on #Nynehead Road were approved by #Somerset Council: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2589086... #LDReporter @networkrail.bsky.social

25 new Wiveliscombe homes approved despite traffic and flooding fears Summerfield Developments will deliver the new homes on North Street - despite concerns they will increase traffic and the risk of localised flooding

25 new homes will be built on North Street in #Wiveliscombe (a stone's throw from @exmoornp.bsky.social) despite fears about increased traffic and localised #flooding: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2589040... #LDReporter #Somerset

Non-verbal Somerset child unable to move into new home near A303 Indie Polson, who has autism, cannot move into her new Stonewater home in Martock with her family due to unresolved legal issues with Somerset…

An autistic five-year-old from #Yeovil can't move into her new home in #Martock because of outstanding "legal issues" with a new housing development: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2588663... #LDReporter #Somerset

Uncertainty over future of 'pride in place' funding in Somerset The government has not confirmed whether other parts of Somerset will benefit from the next round of its pride in place regeneration programme

Will any part of #Somerset other than #Bridgwater form part of the government's #prideinplace regeneration programme?

Neither Somerset Council nor MHCLG seems to know at the moment: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2588552... #LDReporter @ashley7fox.bsky.social

Judicial review over 27 Castle Cary homes moves to next phase Efforts to block a new housing development in Castle Cary through a judicial review have moved to the next stage following a GoFundMe campaign

A possible #judicialreview into 27 homes planned in #CastleCary has moved to a crucial new stage: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2588580... #LDReporter #Somerset

32 new homes planned for small village on Somerset-Dorset border A new development of 32 homes could soon be delivered in a small village on the Somerset-Dorset border if plans are approved

32 new homes could soon be built on the #Somerset/ #Dorset border in the small village of #MilbornePort, near #Sherborne: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2588314... #LDReporter

'Green wedge' near Taunton saved as plans for 125 homes refused Plans for 125 homes on part of a 'green wedge' which separates Taunton from the neighbouring village of Trull have been unanimously refused

The 'green wedge' between #Taunton and #Trull has been protected from development after plans for 125 homes on #Comeytrowe Road were unanimously refused by #Somerset Council: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2588280... #LDReporter

Electric vehicle charging hub planned near M5 services in Bridgwater Motorists driving electric vehicles could soon find it easier to charge their cars or vans while stopping off in Bridgwater if plans are approved.

It could soon become much easier to charge your electrical vehicle in #Bridgwater if this charging hub near the #M5 is approved: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2588163... #LDReporter #Somerset #Dunball

New solar farm near Taunton could be operational by late-2027 Planning permission for the new Preston solar farm between Taunton and Wiveliscombe was granted by Somerset Council back in January 2024

A new solar farm between #Taunton and #Wiveliscombe, capable of powering 10,500 #Somerset homes, could be operational by late-2027: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2588074... #LDReporter #Milverton #B3227

Chardstock Amateur Dramatics Society present Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime Dramatists from across Somerset and Devon are ready to dazzle audiences with their latest pantomime extravaganza.

If you fancy checking out what I get up to when I'm not sitting in council meetings, there's still time to get your tickets for Jack and the Beanstalk in #Chardstock next month: www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/chard_n... #LDReporter #Somerset #Devon #theatre #pantomime

New Taunton council houses completed on site of former pub Taunton's newest council houses have been completed on the site of a former pub - and are all already occupied by local residents.

#Taunton's newest council houses have been completed on the former site of the #Oxford Inn on Roman Road - and they are all already occupied by local residents: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2587926... #LDReporter #Somerset

Former Somerset care home can remain in use as 35-bed HMO A former Somerset care home will be allowed to stay as a 35-bed home of multiple occupation (HMO) after retrospective permission was granted

A former #Wincanton care home will be allowed to remain in use as a 35-bed HMO following this decision by #Somerset Council: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2587868... #LDReporter

New industrial units planned as part of major Somerset development Up to 11 new industrial units will be erected on the A39 Priest Street in Williton as part of the wider Station Fields housing development

11 new industrial units could be delivered on the #A39 Priest Street in #Williton as part of a wider development of 350 new homes: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2587707... #LDReporter #Somerset

Somerset hospital can offer more local appointments as new unit opens The Practice Plus Group Hospital in Shepton Mallet can offer more appointments to both NHS and private patients as a result

More appointments can be offered to both #NHS and private patients in #Somerset after this new unit opened in #SheptonMallet: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2587378... #LDReporter

Somerset Council pledges to hear children's voices over future SEND spending Somerset Council is implementing a deficit management plan to control future spending on children with special educational needs and disabilities

#Somerset Council has pledged to listen to #SEND children as it seeks to get future spending on children's services under control: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2587317... #LDReporter #Budget2026

Sewage uncertainty delays decision on travellers' pitches near Glastonbury Joshua Longhurst-Roberts and his extended family have lived on Wood Land in Butleigh for years, with the current row dating back to September 2020

Uncertainty over sewage treatment has delayed a decision on these travellers' pitches in #Butleigh near #Glastonbury - plans which have been in the works since late-2020: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2587265... #LDReporter #Somerset #phosphates #DutchN

Key Somerset cycle route 'missing link' could be blocked by government body Efforts to close the Strawberry Line's existing gap between Shepton Mallet and Wells have been stymied by the Historic Railway Estate's slow progress

Efforts to complete a key #activetravel route between #SheptonMallet and #Wells are being stymied by Historic Railways England: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2587150... #LDReporter #Somerset

400 new homes planned north of M5 services in Somerset 400 new homes could be created north of the Dunball roundabout - massively expanding the village of Puriton to the west of the motorway

400 new homes could be built north of the #Dunball services in #Bridgwater, vastly expanding the neighbouring village of #Puriton on the western side of the #M5: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2586959... #LDReporter #Somerset #A38 #LCWIP

Today, on Ash Wednesday, Christians in the Glastonbury and Somerton constituency and around the world mark the beginning of Lent.

I am wishing a meaningful and reflective Lenten season for all those who observe.

This was my local during my three years in #Yeovil. They've done a bang up job sprucing it up :)