The Kingdom Hall in the centre of Radstock has put in a planning application which will see the roofline change slightly in order that the building on Waterloo Road in the town can be better ventilated.

But details in the planning application are sparse. The application is for "New roof mounted extraction (x2) units for air handing system. New external condensers for Air Conditioning system."

It is only the second time any planning application has been made.

This application has been made to B&NES planners ( PP-11777924) via an agent from Exeter, although the hall, along with many others in the UK is now part of a Kingdom Hall Trust - a charity. Many Jehovah Witness halls and congregations were amalgamated into that Trust back in 2020 and details under the charity listing show that the Trust's assets, amounted in 2021 to over £203 million pounds.

The building in Radstock is 474 square metres - it was extended in 2012 - due to the growing numbers in the congregation.

The Hall was built originally in 1937 as a telephone exchange, and was converted into a place of worship in 1994.

As for why all the Jehovah place of worship are called Kingdom Halls... the term was first suggested in 1935 by the then president of the Watch Tower Society. His reasoning was that these buildings would be used for "preaching the good news of the Kingdom" preferring the term hall over church.