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Search the Public Notice PortalPlanners are set to consider proposals for 28 new homes on the site of a former residential care home in Wellington, writes Phil Hill.
Dozens of residents and leaders at two nearby school have voiced numerous objections to the development at Popham Court, which was closed in November 2018.
The scheme off Courtland Road has been tweaked since it was originally submitted to Somerset Council in February 2024 in a bid to satisfy the authority’s planning committee and local protests.
Gadd Properties Ltd hopes to demolish Popham House to make way for 19 properties, while nine flats would be constructed in the three-storey, Grade II listed The Court.
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A statement accompanying the application by Gadd’s planning partner Greenslade Taylor Hunt says:
"This proposal will result in The Court being enhanced, principally through the demolition of incongruous additions…
"and through high quality conversion and re-use of the extensions to the north east, which will bring a new lease of life and a viable re-use to The Court and its additions."
It adds that the conversion will be "carried out sympathetically" with "the least possible intervention into the platform and fabric".
The statement also said: "The demolition of Popham House is a significant enhancement as the 1950s building is of no architectural merit and detracts visually from the enjoyment of The Court and its curtilage."
Following concerns raised by the highways authority over increased traffic movements, the proposals have been altered to allow access via Court Drive and Courtland Road.
Fears over the welfare and safety of students attending Court Fields School and Beech Grove Primary School were among a number of objections lodged with Somerset Council.
Other concerns raised by members of the public include more housing in an already "highly populated area"; damage to existing houses from heavy machinery during the construction period; increased numbers of vehicles in an area where parking is already an issue; and two years of disruption during building work.
Popham Court, which was previously owned by the former Somerset County Council, closed in November 2018, before re-opening briefly during the Covid pandemic ahead of being sold off for development.
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