Move may clear the way for not-for-profit project Mayday Saxonvale to buy the 12-acre brownfield site
A residential developer has unexpectedly pulled out of a controversial regeneration project in one of England’s most progressive towns after an outcry from local people.
Somerset council leaders had faced heavy criticism after agreeing to sell a 12-acre brownfield site called Saxonvale in the town of Frome to Acorn Property Group.
But less than 24 hours after the decision, Acorn announced it was dropping out because the people of Frome had made it clear they did not want to work with it. Continue reading on the Guardian