In recent planning decisions in and around Frome this week:

The former home of Frome's famous foundry owner John Singer - which is on Market Place - could be turned back into living space.

The owners of Number 25 on the Market Place have applied to create two small flats above what is currently an opticians. Planners learnt that the mid 19th Century building is four storeys high, and while the ground floor is currently occupied by the owners, Eyetech Opticians, the rest of the building is not being used, apart from some storage and office space on the first floor occupied for free by Frome Festival.

The application is for change of use for the upper floors to provide one one bedroom and one two bedroomed flat.

The application is open for comment under reference

No: 2020/1957/LBC .

An energy company has put in an application to build a Transitional Hybrid Energy Project facility on land at Chicks Lane, in Chewton Mendip. The proposed development will comprise two containerised generators connected to the mains gas grid. The project say the developers, means that the national energy system can meet surges in demand without the need for new, large scale power generating facilities. Details under Ref. No: 2020/1910/FUL .

Householders who have already got permission to convert a barn at Millards Hill in Trudoxhill, have applied to build a plant room and double garage. Open for comments under Ref. No: 2020/1914/FUL

In planning decisions this week:

Approved with conditions, changes to the windows and a new front porch at 34 Packsaddle Way in Frome.

Planners have ruled that a loft conversion at Butlers Cottage Church Lane To Rode Hill in Woolverton, is lawful.

Approved with conditions : A single storey rear and side extensions and conversion of garage to hobbies room at

8 The Robins in Frome.

Also approved with conditions, a single storey and two storey rear extension and front porch, the demolition of existing garage and outbuildings and the building of a new garage at The Orchard on Mells Green in Mells.

Approval with conditions, an application to put up a 1.8m high fence in the front garden of 9 Westwood Drive in Frome.

Permission has been granted retrospectively to build a second storey extension at Maud Cottage Bullens Mead in Chantry.

Planners have approved work on a Holly Oak at The Oaks on Bath Road in Norton St Philip.

The building of a bungalow on land At 377582 155952 Longmead Close Norton St Philip, has been approved with conditions.

The amended drawings of plans to build a two storey house at Kaylow on Rosedale Walk in Frome, have been passed.

There are no objections to an application to fell a tree at

80 Broadway in Frome.