Goods Yard The Retreat Frome Somerset Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1651/OHL - Overhead Electricity Lines Decided

Proposal

This scheme includes alterations to the high voltage (HV) and low voltage (LV) overhead lines at The Retreat, Adderwell, Frome. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 7 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 63.

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area 12 m away: Frome
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Lamp Post Located Near Number 16, Grade II, 52 m away · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence 44 m away (engineered high ground).
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Mendip
Application type
Overhead Electricity Lines
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Frome East Division
Parish
Frome Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 63, past the statutory target. 88% of other in Mendip are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 25 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 637 days past the 56-day target
71%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
2,204decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent other in Mendip to go on. Mendip decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
7 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

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