Frome planning news this week.

An application is in to Mendip planners to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed agricultural building at Lullington Court Farm in Lullington Frome. Ref. No: 2021/1983/AGB

An application is in for approval of external materials, on planning consent 2019/1272/FUL at, 36 Innox Hill in Frome. This is for the plan to return the house from its current configuration as three flats (converted in the 1970s) back to a single dwelling.

And Tangiers Farm on the Clink Road in Frome has applied to build a home for agricultural workers. That is open for comment under Ref. No: 2021/1594/FUL. This is from the farmer, who has a supporting letter from his veterinary surgeon, who keeps a herd of dairy cows on the land and wants to be able to live on site to look after them.

Development of the land at White Post will contribute positively towards the remodelling of the locality - planners are told

And in case you missed it, the Local Democracy Reporter writes:

Up to 270 new homes could be built at the southern edge of Midsomer Norton under new proposals.

Exeter-based developer Waddeton Park Ltd. has applied to build the new homes near The White Post Inn.

The developer argues the development would provide much-needed housing in the area, as well as improvements to the local road network near the town's rugby club and a new primary school.

Mendip District Council is expected to make a final decision on the plans before Christmas.

The site lies on the border between the Mendip district and the Bath & North East Somerset (BANES) unitary area, and is identified within the former's Local Plan for at least 250 homes.

A speculative inquiry into the site – known as an environmental impact assessment – was submitted to Mendip District Council in February, to gauge the affect of building between 250 and 300 homes on the land.

If approved, the new homes will be sandwiched between the B3335 Silver Street and the A367 Green Park Road, with the main access being from the latter.

A secondary access will be created to the north-west, linking up with Silver Street via a separate development of 45 homes (approved by BANES in June) with improvements being made to Silver Street to make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

Of the 250 homes planned for the site, 81 will be affordable – meeting Mendip's target of 30 per cent of new homes being affordable within any major new housing development.

The homes will range from one-bedroom flats to four-bedroom houses, with none of the properties being more than two storeys high.

A spokesman for Tetlow King Planning (representing the developer) said the development would compliment BANES' planned housing delivery in this part of Midsomer Norton.

The spokesman said: "Development of the land at White Post will contribute positively towards the remodelling of the locality and importantly provide much-needed housing – improving the critical mass of dwellings in support of local services.

"The proposed development will be complementary to recent development at Beecham Place, the new three-form entry primary school on Silver Street, enhancements to the local highway network, pedestrian and cycle connectivity in the area, and proposals for housing and a care home on land east of Silver Street.

"The proposed development will deliver a well-considered residential environment, providing a broad range of housing types and publicly accessible open space that will be an asset for the wider community."