A planning application to build up to 250 homes on open farmland at Oldway Road,Wellington,Somerset was submitted to Somerset Council by Pegasus at the end of 2025. The proposed site lies outside the natural boundary of the town, on its southern side, in the vicinity of the 'Grade II*' listed Wellington Monument and the Blackdown Hills.

Somerset Council refused the application in April 2026, citing eight separate planning reasons.The developer has now lodged an appeal against that decision.

A local campaign group, Protect Wellington,is opposing the application because it would extend the town into open countryside, result in the loss of productive agricultural land and potentially set a precedent for further development beyond Wellington’s established boundaries. 

Protect Wellington is also concerned about the additional pressure this development would place on facilities in the town such as GPs and other medical services; on schools, roads, drainage and sewage; as well as its impact on the landscape,wildlife and the character of Wellington.

Wellington needs new homes, including genuinely affordable and social housing. But the group believe development should be in appropriate locations, make use of brownfield and previously developed land where possible, protect our countryside and be matched by the infrastructure needed to support it.

Please sign and share this petition to show the strength of local feeling and help Protect Wellington defend the town we all value.