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We have been made aware that the link to the Consultation Statement in our previous news post did not work.

You can read our responses to your comments in the "you said, we did" section of our Consultation Statement here. If that does not work please use this link: https://www.somersetwestandtaunton.gov.uk/media/3819/cogc-consultation-statement.pdf

We apologise for any convenience this has caused.

Many thanks for your continued engagement with the Connecting our Garden Communities Plan.

We would like to thank everyone who left a comment on the Taunton Garden Town Commonplace page in relation to the draft Connecting our Garden Communities Plan.

We received a total of 445 contributions on the Commonplace consultation portal from 145 respondents including 249 comments and 146 agreements. You can find our responses to your comments in the "you said, we did" section of our consultation statement here https://www.somersetwestandtaunton.gov.uk/media/3819/cogc-consultation-statement.pdf

The Plan was updated and amended in response to your comments and subsequently adopted by Full Council on 7th February 2023 and is now published on our website. You can find the final version of the Plan here https://www.somersetwestandtaunton.gov.uk/taunton-garden-town/connecting-our-garden-communities/ along with the associated appendices and further information.

We are now working with stakeholders to move the proposals of the plan forward into delivery as opportunities arise. There will be further chances to engage as specific projects come forward.

Thanks for taking the time to complete the consultation. Please get in touch if you have any further questions at strategy@somersetwestandtaunton.gov.uk.

We would like to thank you for all your comments and feedback on our proposed walking and cycling routes for the Connecting our Garden Communities Draft Plan. We now have a total of 396 contributions. Any further comments made before consultation closes in 4 days' time on Friday 30th September would be massively appreciated by us at Somerset West and Taunton Council.

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Some of our key responses and most interesting results are to our question: "What is most important to you when prioritising the delivery of the proposed walking and cycling routes in Taunton?". Currently your top three priorities in delivering routes include the 'potential to be transformational', 'connection to schools' and 'serves existing as well as new users'. 'Connection to other essential services' is also one of the top priorities from what you've told us. Some of the least important factors overall are 'timing of delivery coordinated with development', 'political acceptability' and 'cost of route delivery'. Make sure you don't miss your chance in telling us what you think by providing your feedback and spreading it around the community.

A massive thank you from Somerset West and Taunton Council for all your contributions. You can view all contributions by clicking on each tile on the website.

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We would like to thank you for your continued comments on our proposed walking and cycling routes for the Connecting our Garden Communities Draft Plan. We now have 370 contributions. Any further comments within the next 10 days would be greatly appreciated.

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We have had further responses to our question: "What are the most important connections to prioritise walking and cycling access to?", since sharing the results we had received a few weeks ago. Currently, schools and employment are the top two most important connections to prioritise walking and cycling access to, followed by the Town Centre and then supermarkets. The least important is currently also employment. Help us clarify these results by adding your contribution. Let us know what you think about this and spread it around the community.

Thank you once again for your continued contribution. You can view all contributions by clicking on each tile on the website.

We would like to thank you for your continued comments on our proposed walking and cycling routes for the Connecting our Garden Communities Draft Plan. We now have 265 contributions! Any further comments over the next month would be greatly appreciated.

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Our key responses so far are in relation to our question: "Do you support the routes we have identified in the map?". Currently 31% of the responses are Happy with the proposed network of walking and cycling routes, 62% are Satisfied or Neutral. We can see so far that a large proportion of contributors are Satisfied with our proposed routes and we want to hear their views on what it would take for them to select Happy in response to the question.

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Thank you once again for your continued contribution. You can view all contributions by clicking on each tile on the website.

Consultation ends 30th September.

After another week of consultation we now have 170 contributions from people with comments on our proposed walking and cycling routes for the Connecting our Garden Communities Draft Plan. We would love more.

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Some interesting responses we have had so far are to this question: "What are the most important connections to prioritise walking and cycling access to?". Connection to schools and open space are the highest priority for many respondents, but schools as well as employment are also the lowest priorities. We want to know why this might be the case. Let us know what you think about this and spread it around the community.

Thank you once again for your continued contribution. You can view all contributions by clicking on each tile on the website.

We've had 119 contributions from people with comments on our proposed walking and cycling routes as part of the Connecting our Garden Communities Draft Plan. We would love more.

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Our key responses so far are in relation to our question: "Do you support the routes we have identified in the map?". 32% of the responses were Happy with the proposed network of walking and cycling routes, 56% were Satisfied or Neutral. While we can see you are Satisfied with our proposed routes, we want to know what would get you to select Happy. Let us know and spread it around the community.

Thank you once again for your contribution. You can view all contributions by clicking on each tile on the website.