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Land North And South Of Sandys Hill Lane Frome Somerset

Granted Exmoor National Park 2026/0478/APP Approval of Details - Cond

Works: Demolition Major scheme

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Approval of details reserved by conditions 22 (Design of Estate Roads), 23 (Emergency Vehicle Access), 26 (Ecological Lighting Design) from planning permission 2019/1671/OTS (Outline planning application (all matters are reserved apart from access and the main distributor road) comprising a mixed use development at land North & South of Sandys Hill Lane, Frome, including access off Sandys Hill Lane and the demolition of existing farm buildings/farmhouse and development incorporating up to 235 dwellings, employment floorspace within Use Classes B1(a,b,c) of up to 4,050sqm (unit sizes ranging from 140sqm to 560sqm), a Drive Thru unit of up to 170sqm (Use Class A3/A5), a food retail building of approximately 1,800sqm and a non-food retail unit of approximately 1,400sqm).

As published by the council, reference 2026/0478/APP

Application record

Reference
2026/0478/APP
Type
Approval of Details - Cond
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
10 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Mar 2026
Decided
30 Jun 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 3 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/1600/NMA Granted

    Land North And South Of Sandys Hill Lane Frome Somerset

    To amend the drawings listed under Condition 1 (2024/0428/REM)

    Decided 2 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • 2026/0479/APP Granted

    Land North And South Of Sandys Hill Lane Frome Somerset

    Approval of details reserved by condition 12 - (Emergency Vehicle Access), 13 (EV Charging Plan) from planning permission 2021/1659/REM (Approval of Reserved Matters (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) in regards to Outline Planning Permission 2019/1671/OTS for the development of 198 dwellings, parking open space, landscaping and all associated infrastructure).

    Decided 12 Jun 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 30 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

26 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 30 June 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.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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