Project Taunton: Regenerating Taunton’s Town Centre

Project Taunton is a £multi-million programme of improvements for Taunton, ensuring a sustainable and prosperous future for Somerset's principal town.

The regeneration is ambitious but realistic. It is boosting business opportunities, improving transport infrastructure, initiating high quality developments, fostering sustainable communities, nurturing Taunton's green areas and making the most of the river.

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Reed Holland Architects to Design Taunton’s High Street
TAUNTON-based architects Reed Holland have been commissioned to breathe new life into the centre of their home town as part of Taunton's regeneration.

The Project Taunton delivery team has announced the appointment of the local architects to design Taunton's tired and outdated 1970s High Street, feature its links to Vivary Park and the other shopping streets, and to carry out the first phase of the scheme.
Firepool Construction Underway
The Project Taunton delivery team and landowners Taunton Deane Borough Council joined developers, St Modwen, on site yesterday to mark the start of the first commercial building on the 17-acre site. This is a key milestone for Project Taunton, one of the largest town centre projects currently underway in the South West.

The works, to be carried out by contractor Morgan Sindall, will deliver the headquarters office for leading UK recycling, renewable energy and waste management company, Viridor.
Taunton’s Living Willow Cathedral is a Big Hit
Taunton's magnificent living willow cathedral, the only one of its kind in the UK, is making its mark. Project Taunton and the Friends of Longrun Meadow have received nothing but positive comments and praise for this impressive feature situated by the River Tone in Longrun Meadow, an easy stroll from the town centre.

With dimensions in the order of 8m x 30m, the cathedral is the work of willow artists Stefan Jennings and Sophie Courtiour and the destination of choice for walkers and visitors to the area, with a stream of folk heading in its direction on weekend afternoons.
Somerset Square - New Children’s Play Sculpture
Thursday (19 May) saw the completion of a brand new children’s play sculpture at Somerset Square. Inspired by a kingfisher’s nest, found on the banks of the River Tone, it has been designed by Taunton landscape architect Louise Baugh of Swan Paul Partnership and crafted by local artists Chris Webb and Tom Raffield.

The kingfisher's nest is the final piece in the Somerset Square jigsaw and fits perfectly in the space, just a stone’s throw from the River Tone and The Brewhouse.
De-silting Work Joins Up Waterways Once More
Boats are able to make their way through the navigational channel between the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, and the River Tone at Firepool Lock for the first time in two years, thanks to a de-silting project that began last week.

Boats from Somerset Navigators Boat Club made the journey through the channel on Saturday to mark its re-opening and celebrate the beginning of the summer boating season.

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