16 major housing developments that could be approved in Somerset in 2021
It could result in thousands of new homes being built across the county
00:00, 2 JAN 2021
Plans for 280 homes at B3151 Somerton Road in Street could be approved in 2021 (Image: Clifton Emery Design)
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Ashcott Village Shop, near Street, received a certificate of appreciation from the Glastonbury and Street Lions Club. Samantha Hoyle-Linham, owner of the shop, decided to offer deliveries and serve customers outside the shop when lockdown started in March. “It is a small shop and I decided I needed to do something I felt was safe, she said. “We changed our hours in the shop from 8am until 2pm and then closed in the afternoon to delivery to people. “We were going out to Langport Tesco and picking up things for people that we didn’t have. The suppliers I use are very local, so the main things that people wanted, like dairy and bread, I still had in the shop.
THOUSANDS of new homes could still be approved in Somerset in 2021 if the government acts to end local authorities’ planning paralysis. The four Somerset district councils have been struggling to make decisions on major planning applications since a court ruling which required additional tests to be carried out on developments planned in the county. The councils have requested assistance from central government to carry out these tests and help them clear this backlog. If successful, thousands more homes could be approved across the county on top of those permissions already granted. 2020 has seen a number of large housing developments given the go-ahead across Somerset by the four district councils – Mendip, Sedgemoor, Somerset West & Taunton and South Somerset.
A 13-YEAR-OLD horse rider is already aiming for the Olympics - and to be the Lewis Hamilton of Equestrianism . Rupert Hyde is heading for the top of his sport and to be as successful as the Formula One champion. Born in London to black British dad James, 49 and white mum Katie, 50, Rupert isn t a natural fit in the often white elitist world of horse riding. But he is determined to succeed and his horse-riding ability has already won him a scholarship to one of Britain s top public schools. He wants to represent his country at the Olympics and is already regularly winning show jumping competitions against men and women.
A 13-YEAR-OLD horse rider is already aiming for the Olympics - and to be the Lewis Hamilton of Equestrianism . Rupert Hyde is heading for the top of his sport and to be as successful as the Formula One champion. Born in London to black British dad James, 49 and white mum Katie, 50, Rupert isn t a natural fit in the often white elitist world of horse riding. But he is determined to succeed and his horse-riding ability has already won him a scholarship to one of Britain s top public schools. He wants to represent his country at the Olympics and is already regularly winning show jumping competitions against men and women.