Land at Sun Street, Frome PROFESSIONAL PLANNING APPRAISAL
2.7 Sun Street has a varied roof scape with buildings of varying height and roof form.
Floor to ceiling heights within buildings appear to be lower than normal. The chapel
(northern side) is the tallest building. Nos. 2 and 3 Sun Street (southern side) are
three-storey and there is a two and a half-storey semi-detached pair directly
opposite the site; the remaining buildings are two-storey; some with front dormers
and others with low eaves.
2.8 There is no relevant planning history associated with the site.
3. CONSTRAINTS
3.1 The land sits within a Conservation Area and there are listed buildings close to the
site, to the rear and on Sun Street (see the red shaded buildings on Figure 1, below).
The other buildings in the road are identified 1 as ‘positive’ buildings, which
contribute to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area (see the
green shaded buildings on Figure 1).
Figure 1: Extract from Conservation Area Character Appraisal
3.2 These designated heritage assets will need to be given careful consideration in the
design of any proposal to develop the site. This is because planning legislation 2
requires local planning authorities to “have special regard to the desirability of
1 Frome Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Proposals, June 2008 2 Sections 16 and 66 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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