WHAT’S HAPPENING ON SITE IN SEPTEMBER?
Work to create the new junction, a roundabout connecting the A38 with the new development, is now well under way. You will see that the road markings and alignment have altered, and there are earthworks in this area ahead of new slip roads being created. Work under...
WORK BEGINS ON NEW A38 ROUNDABOUT
Work starts this month to connect the new community of Orchard Grove to the wider area, with a new roundabout being created on the A38. The new junction will be built on the stretch of road at Higher Comeytrowe – between Rumwell and Galmington – and it will join...
WHAT’S HAPPENING ON SITE IN AUGUST?
As the summer rolls on, earthworks continue apace to ready the site for further construction. The work has now crossed the tributary stream and sub-soil is being moved around the site to create the right levels for building work. Taylor Wimpey's sales office and show...
WHAT’S HAPPENING ON SITE IN JULY?
As the sun shines over Somerset, there will be a focus on site to progress the earthworks. This means removing and transporting topsoil and involves lorries traversing the site for the foreseeable future. You will also continue to see drainage basins being...
ORCHARD GROVE SETS GREEN GOALS WITH PLANS SUBMITTED FOR FIRST GARDEN PARK
The green vision for Taunton’s major new community development, Orchard Grove, is fast becoming a reality, with plans submitted for its first parkland and playground. As the first public green area proposed, the new...
EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOOD DESIGN GUIDE CONSULTATION – GET INVOLVED
The Western neighbourhood of Orchard Grove is currently under construction, and now the time has come to develop the designs for the second and final section: the Eastern neighbourhood. The award-winning housebuilders responsible for the creation of this new community...
WHAT’S HAPPENING ON SITE IN JUNE?
This month you can expect to see more tangible progress on site, with the first of the timber frames going up. With so much of the work to date focusing on readying the site for construction, this is an obvious sign that housebuilding is well and truly underway...
WHAT’S HAPPENING ON SITE IN MAY?
This month, work to create the new junction connecting the development to the A38 will begin, however this stage only involves preparatory work within the development itself. This is a major piece of infrastructure for the development - and more details will follow...
WHAT’S HAPPENING ON SITE IN APRIL?
We are continuing to create the 'spine road' that will be the main arterial road that eventually runs from the top to the bottom of Orchard Grove, and the first section of tarmac will be laid this month. Another new road, looping around the first homes by Vistry is...
HOW TO: REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN A HOME AT ORCHARD GROVE
Housebuilding has just started on site - with initial road and drainage work underway before homes are built. We expect sales centres to open later in 2021 and hope that the first residents will be able to move in by early 2022. This website will let you know when...