Government
Hours:
Monday-Friday 08:30-17:00,Saturday and Sunday closed Customer Contact Telephone Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00
Driving Directions:
Deane House, Belvedere Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1HE.
Deane House is accessible by car, bus, train and bicycle. Parking is available in Belvedere Road pay and display car park.
Somerset West and Taunton Council is a district council. It came into being on 1 April 2019, bringing together the former Taunton Deane Borough and West Somerset Councils.
The two councils worked in partnership from 2013, sharing a single team of staff and a Chief Executive. A business case was developed and proposals made to the Government for the councils to create a single new council. This was approved by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in May 2018.
There are 59 councillors, following elections in May 2019, serving the same geographical area as the two former councils.