Planning application
Restaurant Wessex Fields Marston Road Frome Somerset
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2133/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2133/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 26 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 26 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 5 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Frome East Division
- Parish
- Frome Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/1377/ADV Granted
Restaurant Wessex Fields Marston Road Frome Somerset
Display of 3 No. internally illuminated fascia signs on north-east and north-west elevations of the building.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Nov 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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5 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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27 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Boon Brown Ltd Agent, registered in Yeovil
Active · incorporated 1996 · Yeovil
184 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 94% granted
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15 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 5 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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