Land at Sun Street, Frome PROFESSIONAL PLANNING APPRAISAL
multiple bins/boxes at the front of the property unless this is for a single dwelling,
therefore any flatted scheme would require a bin/recycling and separate cycle
store to be incorporated into the design of the building, and accessible off the
highway.
5.4 Consultations with the town council and local residents are recommended prior to
any formal application being submitted. A pre-application enquiry with Mendip
District Council is also advocated.
Development Principles
5.5 It is recommended that the scale/density of development on the site is restricted to
a height of one and a half, or potentially two-storeys, subject to site levels;
relationship to neighbouring buildings; and the design of the scheme.
5.6 A traditional roof form incorporating a dual pitch is likely to be the most suitable.
Low eaves and a shallow roof pitch are likely to be necessary.
5.7 The building should be lower in height no. 13 Sun Street (even with the level
difference). The elevated position of the site at the head of the cul-de-sac and the
need to preserve the setting of two adjacent listed buildings could also necessitate
the building being built into the ground (provided there are no archaeological
features under the site), potentially resulting in a split level property with a 1 or 1.5
storey height at the rear.
5.8 The front building line should not project beyond that of no. 13 Sun Street. A
staggered footprint might in fact be necessary to minimise impact on neighbouring
amenity (i.e. to nos. 7, 8 and 13 Sun Street).
5.9 The building should not be tight to the east and west site boundaries to preserve a
perception of space in this location and to avoid the building appearing crammed
in.
5.10 The materials palette will need to be high quality, and should respond to the local
context incorporating natural stone (rubble and ashlar) and potentially render for
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