Planning application
4 Catherine Hill Frome Somerset BA11 1BY
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Remove and replace all leadwork, replace all roof slates with natural slate, repair coping stones to roof, repoint all external walls, rebuild front roof valley gutter, replace leadwork to existing dormer, replace rooflights. Install combi boiler heating system, replace entire electrical system, install new bathroom, remove collapsed ceilings and replace, expose roof rafters, insulate roof underside, apply lime render and plaster to all external walls.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0848/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0848/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 5 May 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Frome West Division
- Parish
- Frome Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA11 1BY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 7 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/1700/APP Awaiting decision
4 Catherine Hill Frome Somerset BA11 1BY
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 6 (Services and Fire Alarm Installations), on planning consent 2026/0848/LBC
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2026/1420/APP Awaiting decision
4 Catherine Hill Frome Somerset BA11 1BY
Approval of details of condition 8 (Repointing) and condition 9 (Ducts, Pipes and Rainwater Goods) on consent 2026/0848/LBC.
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2026/1395/APP Awaiting decision
4 Catherine Hill Frome Somerset BA11 1BY
Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (Interior Treatments and Finishes - Submission of Details) on Listed Building Consent 2026/0848/LBC
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2026/1396/APP Refused
4 Catherine Hill Frome Somerset BA11 1BY
Approval of details reserved by condition 6 (Services and Fire Alarm Details) and condition 7 (Fire Prevention Details) on Listed Building Consent 2026/0848/LBC
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2026/1397/APP Granted
4 Catherine Hill Frome Somerset BA11 1BY
Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (window schedule of repairs) on Listed Building Consent 2026/0848/LBC
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2026/1310/APP Granted
4 Catherine Hill Frome Somerset BA11 1BY
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Roofing Slate) from Listed Building Consent 2026/0848/LBC.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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8 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
6 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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2026/1700/APP Awaiting decision
4 Catherine Hill Frome Somerset BA11 1BY
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 6 (Services and Fire Alarm Installations), on planning consent 2026/0848/LBC
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2026/1420/APP Awaiting decision
4 Catherine Hill Frome Somerset BA11 1BY
Approval of details of condition 8 (Repointing) and condition 9 (Ducts, Pipes and Rainwater Goods) on consent 2026/0848/LBC.
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2026/1395/APP Awaiting decision
4 Catherine Hill Frome Somerset BA11 1BY
Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (Interior Treatments and Finishes - Submission of Details) on Listed Building Consent 2026/0848/LBC
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2026/1396/APP Refused
4 Catherine Hill Frome Somerset BA11 1BY
Approval of details reserved by condition 6 (Services and Fire Alarm Details) and condition 7 (Fire Prevention Details) on Listed Building Consent 2026/0848/LBC
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2026/1397/APP Granted
4 Catherine Hill Frome Somerset BA11 1BY
Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (window schedule of repairs) on Listed Building Consent 2026/0848/LBC
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2026/1310/APP Granted
4 Catherine Hill Frome Somerset BA11 1BY
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Roofing Slate) from Listed Building Consent 2026/0848/LBC.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Portal Architecture LLP Agent, an architecture practice registered in London
Active · incorporated 2015 · London
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 8 July 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 heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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