THREE new homes could be built in the yard of a Wincanton pub – which is awaiting renovation work.

HHB Consultants has submitted a planning application to Somerset Council to develop the yard at The Bear Inn, in Market Place.

“The Bear Inn is … awaiting renovation works for which a separate Listed Building Consent will be sought,” the plans said. “Funds generated by the proposed development will be re-invested into the renovation works.”

The yard, to the rear of the inn, is “un-used and semi-derelict”, the plans said, with the proposals asking for permission to develop one two-bed two-storey house, and two three-bed two-and-a-half-storey houses.

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“The positioning of the houses is such that they are 17m distant from an adjacent dwelling to avoid overlooking,” the application went on.

“The 2.5 storey houses are adjacent to the western boundary of the site, which is formed by the ‘blank’ backs of the single aspect dwellings of Market Court.

“The two-storey house abuts the eastern boundary and the vacant site adjoining.

“The roofscape of the houses follows those found within the centre of town and is arranged so as to reduce the overall massing of the block of three houses.

“The houses are conservative in their design and materials and finishes reflect those found in the vicinity.”

How the proposed homes at The Bear in Wincanton could look. Picture: HHB Consultants/Somerset Council

The properties would be provided with photovoltaic panels on the roof, as well as air-source heat pumps, private gardens and resident and visitor parking.

For more details, and to comment on the plans, log on to somerset.gov.uk and search application reference 25/01207/FUL.

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