Somerset College to build students halls on campus
Somerset College hopes to attract more students by building student accommodation on its Taunton campus.
Planners voted in favour of outline proposals, which would be funded by bulldozing the college’s existing out-of-town halls of residence and building executive homes there.
The multi-million pound scheme at the Wellington Road site will see 210 bed spaces, eight disabled parking bays and all-weather and grass football pitches, while there will be 32 homes at Canonsgrove …