EDF Energy says it will build a bypass around a village near Bridgwater six months earlier than planned - if given permission for a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point.

Potential congestion and noise from construction traffic around Cannington is one of the main issues facing the firm, who are seeking government planning permission for the controversial new reactor.

EDF says work on a storage area at Combwich would also be held back until the bypass is finished in 2015.