Community
Welcome to Gravity, the UK’s first smart campus,home to Agratas’s gigafactory development.
Together with Agratas, our aim is to drive 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.
You can find out more about our exciting plans by exploring the pages below, and by subscribing to our newsletter and visiting Agratas’s website for further information.
Featured News
Unlocking Gravity’s future
SOMERSET, 12 June, Gravity hosts the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new link road which will unlock the development of…
Salamanca Group announces new vision for the former Royal Ordnance Factory, Bridgwater
LONDON, 30th NOVEMBER, Salamanca Group, the London-based Merchant Banking business, announces its vision to transform a 635-acre site in Somerset…
Look Ahead – Q2 2024
Read about the latest activity taking place on site at the Gravity smart campus and the upcoming Agratas community events.
March 2024 Newsletter
Our March 2024 newsletter will update you with everything Gravity, including the Agratas announcement and important work streams.
Local Development Order Delivery Group
This is Gravity Limited (TIGL) in collaboration with Somerset Council (SC) and delivery partners, are in the process of gearing…
Look Ahead – Q1 2024
An updated community look ahead document has been produced for Q1 2024.
Gravity hosts well-attended heritage community event, celebrating ROF37
Gravity, supported by the South West Heritage Trust and Somerset Film hosted a community event following its successful heritage project started in 2019.
Look Ahead – October 2023
An updated community look ahead document has been produced for October 2023.
Gravity – Look Ahead Summer 2023
The Gravity team continues to work across multiple workstreams to ensure that the site is ready for mobilisation and implementation of a large-scale advanced manufacturing facility.
The Gravity Zipwire is open
Gravity is proud to have supported Puriton Parish Council in the funding of a brand new zip wire to complement the new village assault course.
Gravity sponsors and attends inaugural Bridgwater Business Expo
Gravity sponsored and attended the first edition of the Bridgwater Business Expo, hosted in partnership between Bridgwater Chamber of Commerce and Bridgwater Town Council.
March 2023 Newsletter
Our March 2023 newsletter will update you with everything Gravity, including local and regional events and community work with stakeholders.
Gravity’s Sphero STEM Initiative reaches over 500 young people across Bridgwater
This is Gravity is proud to share that within two school terms, the Gravity Sphero STEM initiative has reached over…
Gravity funding enables Puriton park playground open to the public
Gravity worked with Sedgemoor District Council to fund the delivery of a new and improved local play area for Purtion Park.
Useful Links
Agratas will be hosting a series of public drop in events between April 27 and May 2. Event leaflets have been shared, updates communicated via Agratas’ WhatsApp channel and information listed on Puriton and Woolavington Parish Council websites.
Click here for further information about the Bridgwater event on April 30.
Useful links
Gravity publishes Look ahead notices in advanced of expected changes to works on site. Gravity shares these documents directly with Puriton & Woolavington Parish Council’s, ensuring that local communities are aware of on-site activity.
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.
- Puriton Park
- Zip wire & Quite Room
- 11-a-side football pitch at Bristol Road Playing Fields
The LDO is a streamlined form of planning consent, ideally suited to the Gravity enterprise zone and will create a marketing tool to attract investors to Sedgemoor, Somerset.
Adoption
- Gravity Local Development Order Adopted
- Gravity LDO – Design Guide
- Gravity LDO – Compliance Form
- Gravity Section 106 Agreement
Click here for more documents.
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 now complete.
This is a key step in bringing Gravity forward as a viable commercial destination that is attractive to international investment and large-scale operators. Read about the sustainability credentials of Enterprise way in Stantec’s case study for The Climate Resilient Infrastructure Report.
Watch our construction video.
On May 2nd 2023 Gravity received the planning decision notice from Somerset Council for the proposed Village Enhancement Scheme (“VES”).
- Click here to view Planning Decision Notice.
- Click here to view the online suite of planning documents.
We are working in collaboration with the Villages Together team to introduce leisure facilities into the VES.
Once the completion certificate is received for Enterprise Way, this will then trigger the VES timeline and the formal Adoption of the Link Road.
Read our briefing note (November 2022) on Knowle Hill site.
Click here for our most frequently asked questions.
As part of our ongoing commitment to promoting South West businesses as outlined in our Business Charter, Gravity actively encourages local and regional businesses to register their details on our supply chain register. Details submitted will only be shared with future site occupiers.
Click here to register.
We explore Gravity’s industrial and social heritage and that of our closest neighbouring town, Bridgwater, along with the wealth of natural capital the region offers.
Click here to visit our history and heritage page.
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. At the moment, no opportunities are available.
Please fill in our form to register your interest and we will be in touch when an opportunity arises.
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