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Interesting conflict

As plans are approved for Yeovil's Octagon Theatre, we ask if there is a problem with a conflict of interest when the decision was made. Somerset Council have taken weeks to not answer the question?

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Jun 12, 2026
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On 24 February this year the Planning (South) Committee of Somerset Council met to discuss, among other things, the somewhat reduced plans to refurbish the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil.

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