LVA is delighted to announce that the Secretary of State has today granted outline planning permission for a new residential-led development on Land to the South of Frome which will comprise up to 1,700 homes, two care homes, employment land, a mixed use local centre for primary school, cafes/restaurant and convenience store and other supporting social and physical infrastructure, provision of greenspace and other supporting ancillary works.
The outline planning application, submitted to Somerset Council in August 2021, was called in by the Secretary of State in February 2025, and the public inquiry held later that year in August.
In granting permission, the Secretary of State gave very significant weight to the delivery of 1,700 homes (510 of which will be affordable), particularly in light of the Council’s five-year housing land supply shortfall. Jobs arising from the employment land as well as construction employment, each carried significant weight; and improvements to sustainable transport and active travel assets in Frome, highway improvement works to the A36, delivery of Biodiversity Net Gain, and provision of open space and green infrastructure that exceeds the relevant policy requirements, carried moderate weight.
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