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Search the Public Notice PortalUp to 100 new homes could be built on the edge of a small Somerset village if revised plans are approved.
Martock LVA LLP secured outline planning permission from Somerset Council to build new housing on Coat Road in Martock, along with the delivery of new woodland and a community orchard.
While the council's planning committee south (which handles major applications within the former South Somerset are) voted to approve the plans in January 2024, the legal agreements surrounding the site were not signed off until September 2025.
Countryside Partnerships Ltd. and Magna Housing Ltd. have now put forward joint proposals for the same site - with the council expected to make a ruling on the new designs by the early-autumn.
The site lies at the north-western edge of Martock, immediately west of the Lyndhurst Grove estate (the second phase of which, comprising 35 new homes, secured planning approval in December 2025).
The new homes will be accessed from Coat Road, with the properties being arranged along a central spine road terminating at the former trackbed (which once carried Great Western Railway services between Yeovil and Taunton).
Countryside Partnerships - which is currently constructing the Isleport Grove development in Highbridge - will deliver the open market housing within the site, which will range from one-bedroom flats to four-bedroom houses.
Magna Housing will be responsible for providing 35 affordable homes, meeting the council's 35 per cent for any new development of ten homes or more within the former South Somerset area.
Immediately to the west of the new homes, numerous attenuation ponds will be delivered to reduce the risk of localised flooding to both new and existing residents.
These ponds will be surrounded by new woodland to provide a natural buffer between the new homes and the nearby hamlet of Coal, with a circular footpath around the woodland being installed.
A spokesperson for PCL Planning Ltd. (representing the applicants) said: "Alongside the residential dwellings, a comprehensive area of public open space is proposed, providing a benefit to future and existing residents.
"The appearance of the proposal has been influenced by surrounding buildings, with a design proposed that complements the character with a contemporary aesthetic.
"An efficient layout is proposed with a mix of housing types to respond to
different needs. The scale of development also reflects the surrounding dwellings, with predominantly two-storey units proposed.
"Planning permission should be granted without delay, especially given the
council’s lack of a five-year housing supply."
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Martock lies within the River Parrett catchment area, meaning any new development must secure additional mitigation to prevent any net increase in phosphates on the Somerset Levels and Moors.
This issue will be overcome in two ways: the installation of an on-site package treatment plant by Albion Water, and the purchasing of phosphate credits generated by fallowing farmland in the Blackdown Hills.
In line with the outline legal agreements, the developers will provide just over £1m for local school places, comprising nearly £154,000 for the early years provision at Martock Church of England Primary School on Elmleigh Road, more than £546,000 for the primary school's main provision and just over £348,000 for Stanchester Academy in the neighbouring village of Stoke-sub-Hamdon.
In addition, the 30mph speed limit on Coat Road will be extended beyond the entrance to the new homes, making it safer for pedestrians to walk into the village.
However, no additional funding has been secured by NHS Somerset to improve Martock Surgery on Church Street - one of 16 surgeries being enhanced through just over £1m of funding from the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).
The council is expected to make a ruling on the plans within the next six months.
Due to the scale and significance of these proposals, such a decision may be taken in public by its planning committee south, rather than through the delegated powers of its planning officers.
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