­CAMPAIGNERS against a proposed housing development in Popes Lane, Rockwell Green, have welcomed Taunton Deane Borough Council’s decision to refuse it.

Wainhomes South West wanted to build 29 houses in a field next to Andrew Allan Road, immediately outside the town’s development limit.

But Deane planning officer Matthew Bale said it would be an unplanned extension to the town which would not help Wellington to expand in a sustainable manner.

Wellington town councillor Lynda Russell-Cairns, who represents Rockwell Green and campaigned against the development, said: “I am so pleased the Deane has supported the views of the town council and so many local people who were against these plans."

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