YOU could visit your GP, report a crime or pay your council tax in the same building under proposals currently under discussion.

Taunton Deane Borough Council is in talks with several organisations about sharing space in its Deane House HQ, off Belvedere Road, Taunton.

Avon and Somerset Police are considering relocating Taunton Police Station, while St James and French Weir Medical Centres are looking at renting space there too.

The council has also met representatives from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service and South West Councils about moving.

The authority has been looking at its options as Deane House is too large following enforced cutbacks and needs updating.

Officers have concluded that staying put and spending £7.9million on refurbishing the 30-year-old premises is the best solution, having decided that moving into offices in County Hall or a new build at Firepool are less appealing.

The Avon and Somerset force wants to relocate Taunton Police Station from Shuttern to smaller more practical premises for some time.

A spokesman said: "We are looking at a number of options in Taunton for a new local police station.

"Deane House is one of these options being considered but we have no further update or information on this."

St James Medical Centre is looking to relocate from its Coal Orchard site to "an alternative larger and more modern facility".

Practice manager Guy Patey said: "Talks have occurred and continue to be held with various private developers and public bodies in support of this aim.

"Any opportunity presenting itself is considered for suitability of location, ease of patient access, expansion potential and future sustainability.

"It is a complicated situation for the practice as it is not just a case of finding a new location.

"There has to be an exit strategy from our existing premises and adequate NHS funding has to be secured at a time of financial constraint."

French Weir practise manager Lisa Wallis said: "Ours is an innovate and forward thinking practice, and in a climate of increasing pressures from the NHS, we welcome all opportunities to explore whether an alternative site might better meet the needs of our patient population.

"To date the practice has not taken this any further."

A Deane spokeswoman said remaining at Deane House and sharing occupation with others is among options being explored.

She added: "Discussions are underway with a wide range of other partners, our evaluation process is ongoing and no detailed costs have yet been worked up regarding any particular potential occupier of Deane House.

"We will report back in due course and at this point a decision on any revision to the council's preferred option for its future accommodation requirements will be made.”

LibDem opposition councillor Jefferson Horsley said his party backed staying put as the other suggested options were "too costly", while rents from other occupants would help cover maintenance costs and pay off loans.

He added: "This way would involve keeping an asset and bringing together public services in a way which we think the people of Taunton Deane would thoroughly approve of."