Planning Permission For Flats Refused
An application for planning permission to create seven flats in the Amulet was refused by Somerset Council this week.
In their decision to refuse permission, the planners said the following:
“Buildings that are in use for community uses, or those last used as such, form an important part of the social and cultural infrastructure of Shepton Mallet and the loss of such a facility would therefore result in a significant level of harm to the sustainability of the town.
The development would therefore undermine the sustainability of the town centre and fails to safeguard a facility that is demonstrably valued by the local community.”
This planning application was submitted in 2020 before our campaign to purchase and reopen the Amulet for the community and has only now been decided. Full details may be found on Somerset Council’s website.