Somerset Council faces race against time to approve 208 new Taunton homesIt will eventually comprise of 2,000 homesView 3 Images Homes on Egremont Road within the Orchard Grove site in Taunton, looking west (Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service)Somerset Council faces a race against time to approve new housing within Taunton's largest development site before new rules on phosphate mitigation come into force. ‌The Orchard Grove development lies between the A38 Wellington Road in the Comeytrowe area of Taunton and Honiton Road in the neighbouring village of Trull. ‌The government announced in September 2025 that it would provide funding to unlock further infrastructure within the Orchard Grove site as part of its new homes accelerator fund. Chief planning officer Alison Blom-Cooper raised the issue when the council's strategic planning committee convened in Taunton. ‌View 3 Images Homes on Egremont Road within the Orchard Grove site in Taunton, looking east (Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service)She said: "We are in the process of agreeing a memorandum of understanding with Homes England.