Additional sites consultation
North Somerset Council is looking for additional sites to meet the government’s new higher housing target for the district of 23,805 new homes over 15 years.
Community Cafe
Thursday 30 January 2.30 - 4pm in Failand Village Hall
Village Hall Bar
Friday 31 January 5.30 - 7.30 pm in Failand Village Hall
Neighbourhood Plan Referendum
96% have voted in favour of the plan
Local Plan 2040 on hold
The new North Somerset Local Plan has been put on hold due to the change of government.
Belmont Hill Litter Pick
A community litter pick of the verge took place on 5 October.
Apple Day
Apple day took place on 29 September.
Low Water Pressure
Water Mains Flushing in the Failand area has now completed.
Failand Fete
Failand Fete took place on 21 July at Failand Village Hall
Local Plan 2039
The New Local Plan final draft confirms no proposed development in the fields around Failand.
Durnford Quarry
Mud on Clarken Coombe from the quarry is an ongoing problem for the village.
Full Fibre
Openreach Full Fibre with speeds up to 900Mbps is now available from any ISP in parts of Failand.
Traffic
Failand is suffering from a ridiculous amount of ratrun traffic.
Noel Edmonds
Noel Edmonds dropped into Honey & Ginger in September!
Broadband in Failand
Availability of broadband in the village.
Mobile
Failand is a mobile blackspot.
Hedges
Hedges are being replaced by ugly walls and fences.
Bats
A Failand resident has recorded this distribution of bat species.
Green Belt
Failand is currently 'washed over' by the Green Belt and has no settlement boundary.
Landscape
The Landscape Strategy for Failand is to "conserve the wooded, rural character of the area".
Housing Demand
Demand for new homes is entirely from uncontrolled mass net immigration.
Garden Destruction
We are seeing many front gardens in Failand destroyed to the detriment of the semi-rural character of the village.
Smoke
It is an offence to cause nuisance with smoke.
Parish Council
The Parish Council meets on the second Thursday of each month.
Failand Shop
Failand Shop was given a complete makeover in 2020 and is now a Farmshop/Deli with outdoor eating area.
Population
The population of the Failand triangle area is about 700.
FTTC
Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) is the standard "Fibre" broadband package available from BT and other ISPs.
Gigaclear
Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) is available via Gigaclear providing speeds up to 900Mbps independent of location.