Somerset Council is asking residents, businesses and those with an interest in the Yeovil to share their views on how the town should develop in future.
The Council is working on a Town Centre Masterplan and is launching a consultation today, Thursday 18 September and finishes on Sunday 2 November, so that people can have their say and help shape Yeovil in years to come.
You can take part in the consultation online and view all the plans here Yeovil Masterplan Consultation – Somerset Council – Citizen Space or at Yeovil Library.
The team will also have a stall at Yeovil Super Saturday on 20 September in St John the Baptist Churchyard, Church St where you can see the Masterplan and share your views.
First steps in regenerating Yeovil town centre have been taken thanks to money from the government’s Future High Street Fund with the look and feel of central streets changed to make the area more pedestrian-friendly. Glovers Walk has also been demolished, leaving the site open to future development.
The Masterplan pinpoints four potential sites that would kick-start opportunities for Yeovil to become a sustainable, family-friendly town with more town centre housing, a thriving cultural centre and better connected to surrounding towns and villages.
The team is focused on developing Glovers Walk, the Bus Station and Earle Street car park first, and the consultation asks people to rank the three remaining sites in order of preference for development:
- North Lane and Court Ash car parks
- Glovers Quarter South (former Wilko store)
- South Street, Star Lane and Box Factory car park
Views are also being sought on the importance of affordable housing, green spaces, cycling and walking, public transport, the night-time economy – bars and cinemas – as well as feeling safe and secure.
Councillor Mike Rigby, Somerset Council’s Lead Member for Economic Development, Planning and Assets said:
I would encourage people to have their say by taking part in the consultation. This is their chance to help shape the future of Yeovil as a thriving and vibrant town with a strong economy.
The Masterplan will guide the regeneration of not just the town centre but also the wider urban area.
The consultation is now live and will close on Sunday 2 November. Responses will be analysed and the Masterplan updated or amended before Councillors consider its formal adoption.
