Wessex Fields, Sainsbury Supermarket Marston Road Frome BA11 4DH

1. 28 Feb 2020

   Received by Exmoor National Park

2. 6 May 2020

   Decision issued: Approval with Conditions

3. 16 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

• Wessex Fields, Sainsbury Supermarket Marston Road Frome BA11 4DH

  2020/0453/ADV Submitted 28 Feb 2020 0m away

  Erection of 1no Canopy Sign, 1no Panel sign & 3no Wayfinding signs.

  Granted Advertising 17 docs

• Wessex Fields, Sainsbury Supermarket Marston Road Frome BA11 4DH

  2020/0453/ADV Submitted 28 Feb 2020 0m away

  Erection of 1no Canopy Sign, 1no Panel sign & 3no Wayfinding signs.

  Granted Advertising 17 docs

• Wessex Fields, Sainsbury Supermarket Marston Road Frome BA11 4DH

  2020/0452/FUL Submitted 28 Feb 2020 0m away

  Erection of Groceries Online distribution hub & Click & Collect canopy, alterations to the service yard and car park and associated signage.

  Granted Full applications 21 docs

• Land At 376924 And 146325 Sandy Hills Lane Frome Somerset

  2026/0534/ADV Submitted 18 Mar 2026 74m away

  Fascia signs to be fixed to the building elevations and totem structure.

  Granted Advertising 16 docs

• Restaurant Wessex Fields Marston Road Frome Somerset

  2025/2133/FUL Submitted 26 Nov 2025 104m away

  Change the use from Use Class A3 (now Use Class E(b)) to a flexible use comprising Class E(b) (cafe and restaurant) and Use Class E(c)(iii) (solarium), together with minor external alterations to the north (front) elevation.

  Granted Full applications 15 docs

• Restaurant Wessex Fields Marston Road Frome Somerset

  2025/2133/FUL Submitted 26 Nov 2025 104m away

  Change the use from Use Class A3 (now Use Class E(b)) to a flexible use comprising Class E(b) (cafe and restaurant) and Use Class E(c)(iii) (solarium), together with minor external alterations to the north (front) elevation.

  Granted Full applications 15 docs

• 24/26/00013 Granted

  Sunnydale, Lake House Lane, East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4HN

  Erection of a two storey extension to the south elevation.

  1 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 37/26/00064 Granted

  Land to the West of Taunton Road, and North of, Stockmoor Drove, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6

  Erection of 2No. residental dwellings & garaging

  27 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 54/26/00006 Granted

  Land to the West of, The Causeway, Woolavington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7

  Installation of a synchronous condenser facility, switchroom, with ancillary 400kV infrastructure, and associated works including upgraded access, internal drives, diversion of 33kV overhead line and cable connection to New Woolavington Substation.

  20 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 14/26/00008 Granted

  Brambles, Little Leaze Lane, Catcott, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9HJ

  Erection of a garage.

  17 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 08/26/00065 Granted

  2 Binford Place, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3NJ

  Installation of defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets to external wall of Nationwide Building Society branch

  17 Aug 2026 Full applications