Planning news in and around Midsomer Norton this week December 8.

Applications include:

120C Charlton Park, in Midsomer Norton, has put in an application to make alterations and extension to their home, details under

22/04825/FUL

The homeowners of 101 Charlton Road in Midsomer have put in a planning application to Replace existing single-storey extension with cavity wall construction and flat roof with roof lantern loft conversion including rear dormer with flat roof (certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use). Details under

22/04826/CLPU

The owners of 14 Dymboro Gardens, in Midsomer Norton have applied for a certificate of lawfulness to build a single story garden room. Details under

22/04883/CLPU

And 1 Sunridge Close, Midsomer Norton has put in an application to build a single storey rear extension. Details under

22/04885/FUL

Planning decisions this week :

And planners in Mendip have decided that this rural pub should stay a rural pub.

An application to turn The Crown Inn on Clapton Road in Clapton into three homes and to build an additional two homes, has been refused.

In the heritage assessment about the pub it has been recorded that there has been a pub here since 1808.

However the application argued, like so many rural pubs, it was no longer viable as an Inn.

But planners argued that not enough effort has been put into trying to get the business rented or sold on, as a going concern. In its decision to refuse the application they wrote: : The applicant has failed to provide evidence of sufficient marketing activity to advertise/ market the existing premises for rent or for sale as a 'public house' and as such has not adequately demonstrated that there is no likelihood of a viable community use coming forward. As such the development would result in the unnecessary loss of a valued community facility and service, which would reduce the community's ability to meet its day-today needs.

There were 22 public comments on previous planning applications for The Crown on Zion Hill - with most - 19 objecting. However the application pointed out that the pub was not often frequented by locals and drew most of its trade from outside the village.

Ston Easton Parish Council had objected to the application saying they were worried about parking adding : " The redevelopment of The Crown represents a huge loss of amenity for the village which, together with the likelihood of indiscriminate parking in areas of the village outside of the development, further erodes villagers' expectations for the quiet enjoyment of the place they have chosen to live."