January/February 2019 Yatton Issue No 80 with Claverham

A By- North passes Pass for plans against residents’ Yatton? concerns Wendy at Arnold’s Way There are many conflicting views on the idea of and wishes building a by-pass for Yatton, either On January 9th North  A by-pass would destroy the economic heart Somerset Planning & of Yatton Regulatory Committee approved Or plans for the new  There would be a longed for solution for the surgery on Smallway traffic chaos that regularly affects the B3130 and Titan Ladders on Wendy near Titan Ladders site through the village. Mendip Road. When NSC wanted to build houses in Banwell Concerns for both inevitably focused on huge they first applied for finance for a Banwell by traffic concerns and patient access. See the NSC pass. They didn’t do this for Yatton – why not? planning portal at http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/.

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