The YMCA Dulverton Group wants to repurpose the Gascony Hotel of The Avenue and Tregonwell Road. Somerset West and Taunton Council will decide whether the conversion should go ahead, or if it would cause the town to “become a repository for other areas’ problems”. Under the proposals, the building would be converted to provide self-contained and shared accommodation, along with office and meeting space. The ground floor would include one self-contained unit, one three- and one-four bedroom unit with shared kitchen facilities, an office and meeting room where training could take place. There will be eight more bedrooms on the first floor and two on the second floor, all with en suite bathrooms.