Plans for two bungalows to be built in Shepton Mallet have been approved by Mendip District Council.

The planning application for the building of two two-bedroom bungalows with six parking spaces, courtyard gardens, and cycle/refuse/recycling storage on land at Monmouth Road, Shepton Mallet, had been submitted by Vougar Mamedou.

The site is currently a parking forecourt with garages, and the plans are to build the bungalows in their place, with small courtyard gardens to the rear and off-street parking provision to the front.

In approving the plans, the officer's report states that the proposal meets the council's settlement strategy for the location of new development and the design, scale and layout would be in keeping with its surroundings.

Planning applications in the Shepton Mallet area that have been submitted this week to Mendip District Council include:

G3 (4 x Yew TPO M96) - Reduce by 1.5m to create a single crown at Weston Town House, Evercreech, is wanted by Ms Suzannah Cook.

Felling of trees in a Conservation Area T1 - Black Pine - Fell, T2 - Lawsons Cyprus - Fell at the Church Of All Saints, Bath Road, Oakhill, has been applied for by Mr John Bloomfield.

Planning applications in the Shepton Mallet area that have been decided this week by Mendip District Council include:

Application for a proposed lawful development certificate for a single storey greenhouse at Meadowside, Bruton Road, Evercreech, by Mr and Mrs N Phillips has been approved.

Proposed alterations to garden room at Green Quarry Cottage, Farrington Lane, Doulting, by Mr and Mrs S and T James have been approved.

Application for a certificate of lawful existing development for four identical biomass boiler sheds with associated pellet silos to provide heat to chicken breeding sheds at Beard Hill Farm, Fosse Way, Pylle, by Mr Christensen has been approved. As has his application for a certificate of lawful existing development for the erection of biomass boiler units and associated pellet silos at Steanbow Farm, Steanbow, Pilton.

Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (Materials), 12 (Surface Water Drainage), 13 (Archaeology) on planning consent 2019/0233/FUL at the Mid Somerset Showground, Cannard's Grave Road, Shepton Mallet, by Ian Harvey has been given.

Prior approval for a proposed change of use of a building from Light Industrial Use (Class B1(c)) to a Dwellinghouse (Class C3) on land next to Fosse Way, Pylle, by Mr D Roberts has been refused.

Proposed removal of an existing Yagi antenna, and installation of a 390mm diameter mesh dish, an omni antenna 582mm x 90mm x 65 mm, a ground based cabinet 400mm x 330mm x 230mm and ancillary development thereto at Huxham Farmhouse, Huxham Lane, East Pennard, by Voneus has been approved.

Five Day Notice - Ash - Fell due to ash dieback at 7 Chi-Rio Close, Shepton Mallet, by Christina Kennedy has been refused.

Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (external lighting), 7 (bird strike measures), 8 (provision of bat box) on planning consent 2020/0937/FUL at Orchard Barn, Upper Benter to Stockhill, Chilcompton, by Mrs Tina Hadrill has been approved.