Yeovil Taxi Rank Changes

    Significant changes are being made to the location of Yeovil's taxi ranks as part of the town centre's regeneration.

    Somerset Council has been implementing numerous changes to Yeovil town centre under the Yeovil Refresh programme, which aims to make the town centre more accessible and inviting for visitors and businesses.

    Government grants have been used to fund a range of projects, including the delivery of public realm improvements such as the town's new amphitheatre, the completion of missing links within Yeovil's cycle network, and the ongoing demolition of the Glovers Walk shopping centre. 

    Somerset Council has now confirmed the new locations for Yeovil’s taxi ranks following consultation with taxi operators and the public.

    Under the agreed-upon changes, the existing rank on Silver Street, adjacent to St. John’s Church, will be removed, with a new rank created on Princes Street. The existing two-car rank on Stars Lane will be removed, with additional night-time-only spaces created within the Stars Lane car park.  The taxi rank on Lower Middle Street, near the junction with Central Road and South Western Terrace, will be removed and replaced with a loading bay. The existing ranks on Earle Street, Hendford, Old Station Road, and South Street will be retained. However, the layout of the Old Station Road rank will be modified, and both the Hendford and South Street ranks will be closely monitored to determine if further changes are necessary.

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