Community

Welcome to Gravity, the UK’s first smart campus, home to the Agratas gigafactory development.

Together with Agratas, we are accelerating the UK’s shift towards a zero-carbon economy, placing Somerset at the centre of the clean growth revolution and benefitting local villages, the county and wider region.

Through the creation of up to 7,500 new jobs, we want to secure a legacy of opportunities for people who wish to live and work locally and enjoy the unique Somerset countryside.

Find out more by exploring the pages and links below, subscribing to our newsletter and visiting the Agratas website.

Useful Links

Agratas (primary site occupier)

In January 2026 the steel frame for Agratas’ Building One was completed, the full update can be read here.

Community queries on this should be directed to the construction team via the SRM contact details listed below.

SRM: agratas.community@srm.com / 0333 566 1122

Useful Agratas links

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET)

NGET are a key delivery partner, their proposed Woolavington substation will power the Agratas facility, as well as wider parts of the Gravity Smart Campus.

Their dedicated webpage can be found here and can be contacted directly via:

woolavington@nationalgrid.com
Freephone:0800 593 0114 Monday to Friday 9am-5:30pm (An answering service is in place outside of these times)

Community assets & communications

Gravity publishes Look ahead notices in advance of expected works on site. Gravity shares these documents directly with Puriton & Woolavington Parish Council’s, ensuring that local communities are aware of on-site activity. Past versions are available below.

Gravity is committed to creating social value locally, our legacy initiative continues to ensure the 37 Club facilities are replaced and embedded in the wider area.

Local Development Order (LDO)

The Gravity Local Development Order is a streamlined form of planning consent, ideally suited to the Gravity Enterprise Zone. The Gravity LDO was adopted in February 2022 by Sedgemoor District Council (now Somerset Council), for more information click here.

Adoption

Click here for more documents.

Enterprise Way (access road)

This award winning piece of infrastructure connects Gravity to the A39 and to the wider UK motorway network via Junction 23 of the M5.

The link road named ‘Enterprise Way’ opened to the public in October 2021 with landscaping currently being monitored.

This was a key step in establishing Gravity as a viable commercial destination attractive to international investment and large-scale operators. Read about Enterprise Way’s sustainability credentials in Stantec’s case study for The Climate Resilient Infrastructure Report.

Watch our construction highlight video.

Village Enhancement Scheme (VES)

The Gravity Village Enhancement Scheme (VES) – the proposed sustainable connection between the villages of Puriton and Woolavington – is due to start on site in 2026, following the appointment of Montel Civil Engineering as the link’s main contractor.

The VES scheme aims to provide a safe and attractive route for walking and cycling, reduce traffic speed via the introduction of traffic-calming measures, and improve highway safety within the villages of Puriton and Woolavington. It will provide the first off-road route between the two villages, and to the new 37 Club.

The works are anticipated to take a minimum of seven months to complete.

Useful VES links can be found here.

Gravity FAQ's

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Working together

We are acutely aware that local businesses are the backbone of our economy. Gravity is committed to supporting small businesses to support a strong and sustainable local economy foundation. As our smart campus progresses, new opportunities will present themselves to local and regional businesses.

Please fill in our form to register your interest and we will be in touch when an opportunity arises.