FAQ's

The Agratas announcement means there has been a huge step forward towards delivering on the vision of enabling a new era of clean and inclusive growth, specifically attracting international investors to establish large-scale clean growth businesses in Somerset.  

This is Gravity (TIG),  look forward to working alongside Agratas as neighbours on the campus, as well as other stakeholders to continue to shape and deliver a smart campus that benefits local communities and businesses. 

In parallel with the development of the Agratas advanced battery manufacturing facility, TIG remains in discussions with potential occupiers for other parcels of land within the Local Development Order (LDO) boundary. We look forward to updating stakeholders when we can. 

TIG will work on delivering the Village Enhancement Scheme which will commence soon. The Gravity Look Ahead documents will keep local communities up to date with the latest developments.  

Agratas and This is Gravity would like to deliver this work as soon as possible.  

• Traffic Calming - we want to avoid unnecessary disruption arising from road works in the area, so have delayed implementing traffic calming measures until after the planned Woolavington Road closure has finished (closed between April and July). We are now exploring opportunities with contractors to undertake traffic calming measures as soon as possible.
• Footpath/Cycleway – we need to put certain services/utilities (eg gas) underneath the footpath/cycleway. We are coordinating this work with utility providers. We are unable to give a specific date for these works because of third party involvement, but we are striving to deliver this work as soon as possible

An LDO compliance submission will be submitted shortly based upon feedback from the community. Gravity expects to start early works on the new facilities this financial year. Its new location will opposite the Polden Orchards development, in the South West corner of Gravity, at the heart of what will become the sites leisure offer.

Gravity and Agratas will collaborate and work together across a range of critical workstreams including site governance structures, delivery of infrastructure and utilities and to ensure effective communications with our host community.  

Agratas and This is Gravity will update local stakeholders, where we believe local communities would want to know more. Some announcements will be made jointly while others will come directly from each company, if necessary. We will work hard to join up and both parties will be part of a community forum, which will be arranged shortly.  

The Gravity newsletter and social media accounts remain the best way to be kept up-to-date with Gravity developments. We also encourage you to sign up for the dedicated Agratas WhatsApp Group.

To receive updates from Agratas on the project, you can join the Agratas WhatsApp Channel, by scanning the QR code through the camera app on your phone, or clicking this link. Agratas will be using this channel to update regularly with any news that they think the community will need to, or want to, be aware of. 

In the early phases of design and construction, jobs may become available directly or indirectly through consultants and contractors.  Bridgwater and Taunton College will be working with the Gravity campus on workforce development and will be providing advice on recruitment and training, as well as offering bespoke solutions to occupiers to meet their needs. We expect the college to liaise with wider stakeholders and shape pathways to training and future job opportunities. 

The Skills Charter establishes Bridgwater & Taunton College (BTC) to lead the development of strategic linkages to local schools to raise young people's ambition, the broader training and academic network to ensure support and training for the new workforce, and to provide an interface with the local community and businesses to ensure accessibility to new opportunities to enhance skills and training.  Enquiries can be made through: business@btc.ac.uk. 

Yes they do, they answer questions covering important topics including traffic, noise and the environment. Please follow this link to read them

Agratas can be contacted via their community email: communityuk@agratas.net  

An Enterprise Zone is a Government’s tool to accelerate the delivery of jobs and business growth. The status is awarded by Government for a period of 25 years to speed up delivery of employment sites and to attract inward investment into an area.

Yes, as of 23 February 2022 Sedgemoor District Council (now Somerset Council) formally adopted the Gravity Local Development Order. This enables a more streamlined approach to planning consent. Gravity also has remediation consent (S73) that enables occupiers to begin immediate implementation and earthworks.

For more information please visit our key documents page. 

Gravity are making significant progress with the development of the site. The site has undergone extensive remediation works, the link road which was awarded Growth Deal Fund money from the Heart of the South West LEP was opened to the public in October 2021.

In early 2022 Sedgemoor District Council formally adopted the Gravity Local Development Order to create a streamlined approach to planning consent for site occupiers. In early 2024, Agratas announced that Gravity would be the location of its UK battery manufacturing facility, representing a £4bn investment, creating up to 4,000 jobs when fully operational. 

View our story for more key milestones on our journey. 

Somerset Council has a dedicated page on its website where additional information can be found:

• somerset.gov.uk/business-economy-and-licences/gravity-enterprise-zone/
• Gravity Local Development Order (LDO)