Planning news in and around Frome this week:

Applications include:

5 Rossiters Hill Frome has applied to build a single storey rear extension, details under reference PP-11622959

North Hill North Parade Frome has put in an application to reduce the height of an Ash tree by approximately 3-4m. 2022/2087/TCA

Also wanting to do tree works, Critchill Grange at 99 Nunney Road has put in an application to reduce the size of a Sycamore. Ref. No: 2022/2080/TPO

At 19 Church Street Beckington an application is in to fell a Cypress. Ref. No: 2022/2047/TCA 

While in Kilmersdon, 270 Kilmersdon Hill to Silver Street has put in an application to reduce the height of a group of Beech trees along the boundary. Details under Ref. No: 2022/2046/TCA

Over in Tytherington, there is a Notification for Prior Approval for a Proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Building to Business Use  at Bullsbridge Farm Bulls Quarries Road.

In Emborough Demolition of redundant pigsty and erection of holiday let including re-aligned driveway and new parking/turning area. at Le Brace Emborough Pond Lane Emborough, Radstock.

Planning decisions made this week by Mendip planners include:

An application to build a rear conservatory. at 9 Portway in Frome, has been given the go ahead.

Tree works including the reduction of the height of a Horse Chestnut at land to the rear of 14 Hillside View on Styles Hill in Frome, has been approved.

Over in Chewton Mendip Conversion of the currently vacant Old Social Club & Skittle Alley into a co-working hub and a re-invigorated community space for local people has been approved.

An application to build two holiday let cabins at Grove Shute Farm, Towns End in Lane Leigh On Mendip has been approved.

An application to convert an outbuilding into a a flexible space to support rural enterprise, ancillary and incidental to the main dwelling, and being retained within the ownership of the original house. at 15 Castle Corner in Beckington has been approved.

While over in Holcombe the building of a single storey granny-annexe style bungalow following demolition of existing swimming pool and decking at Southwood on Common Lane Holcombe Radstock, has been approved.

And in Norton St Philip the building of a single detached dwelling within a paddock, demolition of church and the erection of a terrace of four houses as amended by revised drawings received on the 11 May 2022 has been approved. The church, the Church Of Our Lady Bell Hill was the former Roman Catholic Church, and only built in 1961 but the paddock has been an enclosed area for over 300 years. The application was originally made in February 2021, when plans stated that the site, was in a secluded location contained within the heart of the village, lying inside the boundary of the Conservation Area and existing development limit.