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What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any BA, BS, TA and DT postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Somerset
- 17planning applications this week
- 105planning decisions this week
- 32hygiene scores this month
- 18,686local businesses listed
- 140food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Approved: Demolition at 11 Dunkery Road, Bridgwater, Somerset
Demolition of existing lean to at rear of dwelling. Erection of a new rear extension forming enlarged kitchen/dining area and Play room.
11 Dunkery Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7LW -
Approved: New shared house (HMO) at CROWN INN, 96 St John Street, Bridgwater
Change of use and conversion of The Crown Inn to form a 14No. person house in multiple occupation (HMO), including demolition of existing rear extension, addition of 2No. dormer windows to the rear, removal of 3No. existing rooflights and installation of 3No. new rooflights, and installation of additional windows in the rear and side elevations.
CROWN INN, 96 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5HZ -
Road closed: Winford Farm Entrance Higher Halstock Leigh To Mill Cross (Openreach)
9 Oct. Work on pipes or cables on the verge. The road will be closed.
Winford Farm Entrance Higher Halstock Leigh To Mill Cross, Halstock Leigh -
Road closed: Bath Road Access To Ivy Cottages (Bristol Water)
8 Oct to 14 Oct. Work on pipes or cables in the road. The road will be closed.
Bath Road Access To Ivy Cottages, Nettlebridge, Shepton Mallet
Somerset in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
13,226crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£280kmiddle price, 2,103 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
244applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
41hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
124roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
What's on
17events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
13street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
263schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
550GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
2,188charities based in SomersetEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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A free site that shows what’s changing near any BA, BS, TA and DT postcode in Somerset, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
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