A major solar farm and battery storage development between Midsomer Norton and Paulton has been granted planning permission by Bath & North East Somerset Council. Planning application 24/03894/FUL was submitted by PACE (Pathfinder Clean Energy) Yeti Energy Limited. The solar farm will be located near Water Lane, close to the junction of Clandown Road and…
Town Council documents show that Midsomer Norton Town Council has not scheduled scrutiny of the final cost of this year’s Town Fayre and Show, held in July 2026. Back in February, the Town Council took the contentious decision not to fund Midsomer Norton Community Trust this year and decided instead to take overall control of events itself. Prior to the Town Council’s…
Midsomer Norton’s first ever town-wide Residents’ Survey is being delivered to 3,000 households and businesses this Autumn. Produced by local organisation, Midsomer Norton Community Connectors, they are keen to hear what you think about your local area. It’s an opportunity for you to share your views on local issues. Your views matter! The responses to…
Midsomer Norton is set for further housing growth and continued town-centre development under Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Draft Local Plan 2025–2043. The plan, due before B&NES Cabinet on 10 September, sets out where future development should take place and the policies against which planning applications will be judged. It does not itself grant…
Independent Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Councillor, Cllr Karen Walker, will be holding her next Street Surgery in Peasedown St John on Wednesday 16th September. Each month over the next year Cllr Walker will be visiting every street to meet residents, hear any concerns and to find out about what issues matter to local…
Community Leaders in Peasedown St John have heavily criticised the leadership at Bath & North East Somerset Council after it was announced that the plans to build a roundabout at the southern end of the village have been shelved! B&NES has pulled the plug on plans to create a much-needed roundabout at the junction between…
Midsomer Norton Town Councillor Shaun Hughes has publicly acknowledged that the Town Hall refurbishment is around £1.4 million over budget and approximately three years behind schedule. Writing in the Midsomer Norton and Radstock Journal, Cllr Hughes contrasted the troubled Town Hall project with the redevelopment of the Island. He wrote that the Town Hall was “currently around £1.4 million…
An investigation into Midsomer Norton Town Council has returned to public attention following a recent article in the Midsomer Norton and Radstock Journal. The article referred to the report when discussing the Town Council’s decision to end funding for Midsomer Norton Community Trust in February. Following complaints, the Journal published a correction: “Our recent report…
Plans to create a new home for Fashion Museum Bath have received a major boost after Bath & North East Somerset Council secured a £7.2 million grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The funding will support the transformation of the former Old Post Office in Bath city centre into a new museum expected to…
Independent Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Councillor, Cllr Karen Walker, will be holding her next Street Surgery in Peasedown St John on Wednesday 12th August. Each month over the next year Cllr Walker will be visiting every street to meet residents, hear any concerns and to find out about what issues matter to local…
