UK-based developer West of England Developments Taunton will begin construction works on the new housing development project near the M5 motorway in Somerset early next year.

The project involves the delivery of 28 homes on Derham Close in Creech St Michael near Taunton.

It follows the receipt of final approval of revised plans from Somerset Council.

Somerset West and Taunton Council granted outline permission to the company for the project, reported the BBC.

In April, Taunton submitted further comprehensive design plans, including the design and arrangement of the new buildings.

The new residences will be constructed west of the current Derham Close properties.

The residences next to the existing properties will be developed first, with the development expanding westward.

Furthermore, a new mowed route will be built from the site’s northwestern corner, connecting with the existing way to the medical facility and primary school on Hyde Lane.

New sidewalks will also be built on the canal’s northern bank to connect the new housing to the nearby estate.

Representing the applicant, a Polden Planning spokesman was quoted as saying: “The application site is on the edge of the settlement, set within the context of the M5 to the west and modern housing development to the east and north.

“It is a logical infill site within the context of the wider, recent development, which would ’round off’ this part of the village, providing an opportunity to create a strong edge to the settlement and improve canal-side views and public access.”