PLANS for six homes on land behind a Bridgwater property have been submitted.

James Venton Planning & Building Design has applied to Somerset Council for permission to build the houses on land to the rear of 139 St John Street.

The outline application – which does not include detailed plans – said the site was currently “redundant”.

“The site falls within the recognised development boundary of the town of Bridgwater,” it said.

“The principle of development in this location therefore is acceptable, subject to the detail.

“An indicative site layout plan accompanies the proposal, although the application is submitted in outline form.”

The property, 139 St John Street, is a former funeral directors which has been the subject of plans for conversion into a six-bed house of multiple occupancy (HMO).

Behind number 139 is a patch of scrubland which is no longer in use.

For more details on the scheme, and to comment, log on to somerset.gov.uk and search application reference 08/25/00171.

Six homes are planned on land behind the former funeral directors in Bridgwater. Pictures: James Venton Planning/Somerset Council

How the homes could be laid out on the site to the rear of St John Street. Pictures: James Venton Planning/Somerset Council

The former funeral directors premises in St John Street, Bridgwater. Picture: Google