West Country councils and UK health agency release overlapping August planning and health updates
Planning decisions, committee work plans and national vaccine data were published within a two-day window by public bodies across the West Country.
Somerset County Gazette reported that Somerset Council issued its latest planning decisions for Taunton and surrounding areas covering 31 July to 6 August 2026 [2]. Cotswold District Council published its Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Plan for August 2026 [3], and Gloucester City Council published its Cabinet Forward Plan and Cabinet Work Programme covering August 2026 to July 2027 [4].
The UK Health Security Agency said it released official statistics on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination coverage among older adults in England for July 2026 [1].
Sources
- UK Health Security Agency GOV.UK announcements: Official Statistics: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) older adults vaccination coverage in England: July 2026
- Somerset County Gazette: Taunton planning decisions: July 31-August 6, 2026
- Cotswold District Council meetings and papers: Publication of plan: Overview &Scrutiny Committee Work Plan - August 2026; Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Gloucester City Council meetings and papers: Publication of plan: Forward Plan and Cabinet Work Programme August 2026 - July 2027; Cabinet
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