Planning news in and around Midsomer Norton this week:

Planners have approved the application for a 66 bedroomed care home on land (Parcel 3700) on Silver Street, in Midsomer Norton.

This was a delegated decision and is part of the overall development of the area, which in 2018 agreed to the construction of a school and an additional 40 houses.

But the care home addition will only contribute to the traffic problems argued one opponent.

They wrote to planners to say: " It is most unfortunate that this development is yet another green field site development when there are other brown field sites available for use. Indeed there are empty boarded-up purpose built care homes in nearby villages (High Littleton for example) that could be revamped to meet any pressing need rather than put more agricultural land under tarmac... there is already traffic build up in connection with the very recently built school opposite and we understand that is currently only operating at under 30% capacity. "

The application was put in by LNT Care Developments And Strategic Land Partnerships. All the details under 21/04245/FUL

Planners are considering an application for two dormer windows to replace existing roof lights at 7 Sunnymead in Midsomer Norton, (details under 22/00454/FUL).

In Westfield at 22 Highfields, ( under 22/00408/FUL) there is an application to work on ground floor infill, build on the front elevation dormer and some internal alterations.

At Janbria, Ham Lane, in Paulton, ( 22/00014/FUL) a retrospective application has been put in to install a Velux roof light.

Meantime over in Shoscombe planners are considering an application by Double Hill Farm, (postcode BA2 8PT) under (22/00537/COND) to discharge the wildlife protection condition on an active planning application. 19/05413/ADCOU is for prior approval for change of use from agricultural barns into four homes along with associated operational development. This is a resubmission of an earlier application.

In planning decisions made this week by B&NES:

Permitted, an application for a two-storey side extension at 3 St Mark's Road, in Midsomer Norton.

Discharged, conditions for the mortar type to be used at Manor Farm House Nursing Home, on Church Street, in Radstock. This is for the building of a waterproofed link between five detached bedrooms and the main part of the home. (Details under application 20/00038/LBA)

They have no objection to an application by 62 Lower Whitelands in Radstock, to fell two large Poplars.

And plans for a 10m x 7m concrete slab and the erection of 10m x 4m anti-vandal container comprising a small kitchen with electrics and plumbing and a disabled toilet over at Peasedown, have been given the go-ahead. That is going to be happening at the recreation ground at Church Road, BA2 8AA.