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Concern over 'backwards' plans for new homes

Daniel Mumby
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Plans for 750 new homes in Bridgwater ‘backwards’
Ruth Bradley & Michelle Ruminski
BBC Somerset Political Reporters

Plans for a major new housing development close to a busy stretch of motorway have been branded "backwards" by residents.

There are proposals for up to 750 homes and a primary school to be built at the site between Bower Lane and the M5 in Bridgwater, Somerset, by 2032.

But people living in the town say the proposals aren't "viable" and are concerned the development will lead to traffic congestion and increase pressure on local health services.

Developer, Edward Ware Homes, said it had been asked to contribute millions of pounds towards infrastructure around the site and that the "much-needed" homes would help tackle the county-wide "housing shortfall".

At a meeting of Bridgwater Without Parish Council on 24 April, a resident said: "Why are houses being put in before the infrastructure? It all seems backwards to me – how can it be allowed to happen":[]}