Frome planning roundup: 1,700 homes, pedestrian crossing and 'missing link'
By James Smith
2nd Dec 2024 | Local News
Here are the biggest local planning stories from the past fortnight in Frome
Major Housing Move
The first of 1,700 new homes at Frome's southern edge could begin construction within 18 months if councillors approve plans early next week.
Outline plans were submitted in August 2021 for the Selwood Garden Community (SGC), which would see green fields between the A361 and the southern edge of Frome transformed into a substantial new community, including new commercial space, a primary school and a riverside park.
The plans have undergone two major revisions since they were first submitted – a rethink in September 2022 (which was branded "all sizzle and no steak" by local campaigners) and further changes being announced in early-March 2024.
Somerset Council will decide on Tuesday (December 3) whether this major expanding of one of the county's largest towns should go ahead – with the first homes beginning to see the light of day in the spring of 2026.
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New Pedestrian Crossing
A new pedestrian crossing will be constructed across one of Frome's busiest roads as part of a wider initiative to encourage children to walk and cycle to school.
The Frome Safer School Streets trial got under way on April 22, with timed road closures and traffic calming measures being implemented on numerous residential streets in the west of the town.
During the public consultation before the beginning of the trial, residents flagged up the dangers pedestrians currently face when crossing the B3090 The Butts, near the junction with Somerset Road and Water Lane, in their efforts to access the schools near Victoria Park.
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'Missing Link'
A 'missing link' between two Somerset towns could be completed in the spring of 2025 after a local campaign group hit its fundraising target.
The Frome's Missing Links project aims to deliver a new multi-user path from Welshmill Lane, just north of the town centre, to the Colliers Way cycle path in Great Elm, providing an unbroken route between Frome and Radstock.
Phase two of the project, which runs from the Colliers Way terminus to Elliots Lane in Hapsford, was partially implemented in December 2018 – but the surface is currently too "loose and uneven" for horses, bicycles, scooters or wheelchairs.
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