A DECISION is expected to be made tonight over the future of 1,600 new homes in Staplegrove.
Taunton Deane Borough Council's planning committee will meet tonight to discuss the potential new homes from two different developers.
Ptarmigan Staplegrove Ltd has applied for 713 homes with employment land, green infrastructure, landscaping and play areas between Whitmore Lane and Silk Mills.
Meanwhile, PM Asset Management Ltd is planning 915 homes north of Corkscrew Lane, with a primary school, employment land, open space and sports pitches.
The applications came before the committee in September during a four-hour meeting that more than 100 members of the public attended, but councillors chose to defer the decision for "further information and discussion".
The application faced opposition from both members of the public and councillors, with particular attention drawn to the use of Corkscrew Lane as a temporary access road to the site, and the amount of affordable housing at 15 per cent, falling well below TDBC’s own recommended amount of 25 per cent.
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