AMENDMENTS have been made to the new plans for Saxonvale, the old industrial site in the centre of Frome, is being developed by Acorn on behalf of Mendip District Council.
The regeneration of the dormant land in the heart of Frome will be central to the town and at the start of the year, revisions to the original plans were provided by Acorn. In February, Frome Town Council submitted a formal response to the outline planning application.
The amendments will be considered at the next town council Planning committee meeting on 16th July.
The new plans have now been amended and include;
• Amendments to Garsdale Avenue (main route through). Central median strip added to slow traffic and the bends have been widened to enable large vehicles to safely navigate the bends.
• Travel plans updated to address Somerset County Council comments
• Vehicle access off of Vicarage Street to serve six car parking spaces is removed and will be pedestrian and cycle access only.
• The masterplan has been amended to reflect the above, including revised parking layouts
• Building heights amended, the height of the buildings where the abattoir currently is has been reduced to two storeys and the buildings along the frontage of Saxonvale Road will remain at 3 storey, but will now have an under croft for parking.
• Site sections have been amended to reflect the above change in building heights
• The disposition of uses plan has been amended to include “flexible uses” on the ground floor of some buildings. This will enable the property owners to decide how they want to use the ground floor, either as residential, retail, office etc.
• Some plans amended to include a red boundary line for clarification purposes.
You can view the amended plans at https://publicaccess. mendip.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=PRJGWJKP05P00
The amended plans are those dated 11 June in the date published column. To register for the meeting please go to https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/meeting/planning-advisory-group-74/
![Town-wide programme brings month of social activities in May
A month-long programme of activities and events is set to take place across the town in May as part of an initiative encouraging residents to connect with themselves, each other and local places.
The scheme, Frome Connects, will run throughout the month and includes a mix of social activities, creative events and informal meet-ups in community spaces.
Highlights include the return of Dress Up Fridays, which began during lockdown and invites people to wear formal clothing or fancy dress and turn the town into their catwalk each Friday.
Set-piece moments include a Kate Bush-themed flashmob (Running Up That [Catherine] Hill) on 30th May, followed by a bell peal at St John’s Church where the bells will play Running Up That Hill.
There will also be a whole-town drone photo on Friday 30th May, with everyone encouraged to ‘look up’ at around 12.30pm.
Read more on our website, the link is in our bio.
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A month-long programme of activities and events is set to take place across the town in May as part of an initiative encouraging residents to connect with themselves, each other and local places.
The scheme, Frome Connects, will run throughout the month and includes a mix of social activities, creative events and informal meet-ups in community spaces.
Highlights include the return of Dress Up Fridays, which began during lockdown and invites people to wear formal clothing or fancy dress and turn the town into their catwalk each Friday.
Set-piece moments include a Kate Bush-themed flashmob (Running Up That [Catherine] Hill) on 30th May, followed by a bell peal at St John’s Church where the bells will play Running Up That Hill.
There will also be a whole-town drone photo on Friday 30th May, with everyone encouraged to ‘look up’ at around 12.30pm.
Read more on our website, the link is in our bio.
Pictured: l-r Jenny Hartnoll and Ginny Adams")
