Planning news in and around Frome this week includes:

Planners have approved tree works, including felling a Sycamore and an Elm tree at Willow Vale House in Willow Vale in Frome.

They have also approved felling a group of ten Ash trees, and other tree works, at Nightingale Lodge on the Orchardleigh Estate close to Frome.

Mendip Planning department has approved the bat survey on application number 2021/1065/FUL, which is for change of use from a residential care home (use class C2) to single house (use class C3). The application is for The Old Rectory on the High Street in Nunney.

Tomorrow (Thursday August 5 ) Frome Town Council planning group will meet to look at several applications including a change of use of application for land at Old Vallis House to put in two converted shipping containers to provide holiday accommodation. Details of that application under 2021/1617/FUL .

They will also be considering an application for outline planning permission for self build of five homes ( reference 2021/1395/OTS) on land adjacent to Whitemill/ Marston Lane in Frome.

The Planning Committee meeting takes place this Thursday (5 August at 7pm.)

You can see the agenda for Frome Town Council and register in advance here to follow the meeting by clicking HERE : the FTC site