Project Taunton: Regenerating Taunton’s Town Centre

Taunton is changing.

Extensive regeneration of the town is set to make Taunton the centre for sustainable and prosperous living in the South West - and a fantastic place to be.

Improving quality of life, boosting business opportunity, building quality developments, improving transport infrastructure, developing sustainable communities and making the most of waterside living and working, Project Taunton is ambitious but wholly achievable.

Latest News

Regeneration is focus of Our Place, Your Place: Taunton
Taunton’s empty shop project, Our Place, Your Place: Taunton, is this week focusing on the town’s regeneration, Project Taunton.
Taunton's Empty Shop Project Goes Green
Green issues and the environment will be the focus for Taunton’s empty shop project, ‘Our Place, Your Place: Taunton’, next week (starting on Monday 1 March). The programme of talks and events ranges from Taunton Transition Town to trying your hand at willow sculptures, to the archaeology at the Taunton Gateway Park & Ride site at M5, Junction 25. For full details go to www.ourplacetaunton.org.uk.
Dig in to Heritage Week at 'Our Place, Your Place: Taunton'
The success of Taunton’s empty shop project, ‘Our Place, Your Place: Taunton’, continues with Heritage Week starting on Monday 22 February. It includes talks on local history, researching family trees and guided walks, plus the chance to bring along and find out more about objects you have dug up.
Doors Open at 'Our Place, Your Place: Taunton'
The first week of Taunton’s empty shop project, ‘Our Place, Your Place: Taunton’, has been a great success with on average 130 people coming each day to see the exhibitions, talk about old times and learn about Taunton’s future.
Longrun Meadow Plans Approved
Plans for a new rural open space right on the edge of Taunton have been approved. Proposals for the 28 hectare (65 acres) green space include bridges across the river, pedestrian and cycle paths, forest school provision, seating shelters, barbeques, wildflower meadow and wildlife hides. There are also exciting plans for a large green cathedral made of willow which will be the first of its kind in the UK.

Young Taunton

Six pupils from each of Taunton’s five secondary schools have been selected to promote the town’s regeneration within their school community. Find out how to get involved