Planning news in and around Frome

On North Parade at the telephone exchange, an application has been put in to cut back an overhanging Ash tree going over a neighbouring property. Details under Ref: 2022/1450/TCA

An application has been made to fell an Ash tree, a Willow and an Apple tree and cut bac an Alder tree at the Apple Garden on the Frome to Radstock Road at Buckland Dinham. Ref. No: 2022/1459/TCA 

At Fair View House which is on Terry Hill in Hemington near Frome an application is in to Mendip planners to build a detached single storey annex, following the demolition of an existing outbuilding. Details under Ref. No: 2022/1371/HSE.

And the owners of the Old Vicarage of Vicarage Street in Frome have put in an application to prune back a Sycamore tree. Ref. No: 2022/1234/TCA 

Over in Leigh on Mendip an application has been made for a change of use from agricultural to recreation and installation of play equipment, fitness equipment, seating, trees and other planting. That is for Leigh Street in Leigh On Mendip. Details under 2022/1279/FUL.

Planning decisions taken by Mendip this week include:

The homeowners of 12 Keyford Terrace in Frome can go ahead with plans to make internal alterations to include a door added to the hallway on the ground floor, removal of two bathrooms and putting in a new bathroom on the first floor.

moving of door into bedroom and creation of ensuite and wardrobe on second floor, installation of 2No. skylights in rear extension.

Refused : The non material amendment for the permission 2022/0817/FUL which is for a day room and amenity block for a traveller pitch at the layby off Marston Road in Marston Bigot.

An application for a first floor front extension at Antares 1C The Cedars in Frome, has been approved.

Approved, plans for a two storey side extension at 6 Westover in Frome.

Plans to reduce the height of a Eucalyptus and an Acer at 5 Lower Street in Rode have been approved.

In Beckington a variety of tree works at Beckington First School on Church Street have also been approved.

Also approved a single side extension and a rear extension at 10 Horse Close in Beckington.

Planners have refused an application for the temporary siting of a caravan to provide a home for a chef at The Full Moon Inn on Rudge Lane in Rudge. In its decision notice they wrote: The site lies in the countryside outside any development limit where development is strictly controlled by the Spatial Strategy in the Local Plan as a matter of principle, in the interests of the character and appearance of the countryside and to ensure a sustainable pattern of development. The proposal would foster the growth in the need to travel given its location and inaccessibility to services and facilities. No special circumstances have been identified that would justify why the proposed housing development is required in this manner and location."