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BBC News
04-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
More than 100m of hedgerow in Ilminster may be removed for houses
More than 100m of hedgerow could be removed to provide access to a new housing Homes South West secured outline planning permission in January 2024 to construct up to 360 homes on Canal Way in Ilminster, Somerset, on land adjacent to the Meadows Exeter-based developer has now submitted detailed plans for the access arrangements, which involve removing 120m of hedges and changing the current layout of the surgery's car Council is expected to make a decision on the plans by the autumn. The development site lies between Canal Way and Herne Hill, which was designated as a local nature reserve by South Somerset District Council in July 2018, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Coles, director of planning at Carney Sweeney, representing the developer, said approving the plans would prevent delays in building the new site is one of more than 50 development sites within the former South Somerset area whose delivery has been delayed by the ongoing phosphates crisis, with developers having to secure additional mitigation to prevent any net increase in phosphates on the Somerset Levels and Moors.
BBC News
18-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Ilminster Reuse and Repair shop awarded £11,000 for upgrade
A "share and repair" project has been awarded £11,000 to help encourage more people to reduce, reuse and funding, provided by the Somerset Community Foundation, will go towards a shop refit and upgrade at the Ilminster Share and Repair launching in 2022, the Somerset project said it had completed more than 1,700 repairs for about 670 Hunt, director of Green Ilminster, said the grant will enable them to make "a real difference to people's lives and to the planet". "We're incredibly grateful to Somerset Community Foundation and the Gooch Charitable Fund for supporting our next chapter," Ms Hunt said."This grant enables us to improve our facilities, extend our reach, and continue to deliver services."The reuse centre has an IT drop off facility that refurbishes unwanted technology and passes it on to people in need. Volunteers at the centre also regularly identify tools and sewing machines for in good working order that cannot be sold are donated to local families via the Ilminster Churches Together Food Bank. Any irreparable items are recycled for Boland from the Somerset Community Foundation said it was "delighted to be supporting this valuable local enterprise"."Ilminster Share and Repair is a great example of a community working together to benefit local people, whilst also reducing the impact on the planet and contributing to a more sustainable environment and economy," he said.
