Plans have been submitted to Mendip District Council for the demolition of a home at a farm on the edge of Glastonbury, and a new house being built on the site in its place.

A planning application to demolish an existing dwelling and replace with a new dwelling and associated works at Cold Harbour Farm, Meare Road, Glastonbury, has been submitted by Mr and Mrs Toye.

The applicants own Cold Harbour Farm and a family member has lived in the house found on the application site for the past 30 years.

However, the building is in a poor state of repair and is now redundant as a suitable place to live, which is why the application for the new house has been made.

The applicant would like to slightly re-locate the replacement dwelling further into the site so that it is further from the access track and the agricultural buildings to the south east.

The access to the site would be enhanced but in the main will remain the same as found at present, which is from Meare Road over the stream.

The replacement dwelling would have four bedrooms over two storeys and although the replacement dwelling is slightly larger than the dwelling it is to replace, the application says the size of the plot ensures that a suitable enjoyable amount of garden can be provided for the applicant as well as a suitably-sized gravel courtyard for vehicles to park and turn.

Other planning applications in the Glastonbury area that have been submitted to Mendip District Council this week include:

Demolition of outbuilding; replacement with first floor holiday flat, ground floor storage, and studio at Laurel Farm, Laurel Farm Lane, Sticklynch, is wanted by Simon Cellan Jones.

Works to trees in a Conservation Area H1 - remove conifer hedge and conifer tree from front garden have been applied for at 85 Bere Lane Glastonbury.

Planning applications in the Glastonbury area that have been decided this week by Mendip District Council include:

Erection of single storey rear extension at Double House Farm, Coxbridge Drove, Coxbridge, by Miss Vanessa Hayes has been approved.

Application to vary part-condition 2 of planning approval 2020/1729/LBC to remove wall between utility and kitchen at Lottisham Manor, Lottisham Lane, Lottisham, by Helenka Maciej-Hill has been approved.

Demolition of existing lean-to extension and construction of single storey side extension; works to existing building including replacement windows and door with new canopy over, addition of first floor en-suite, remove and replace existing upvc fascia, gutters and downpipes, new timber gates, remove and replace existing concrete lintels, replace existing concrete/stone sills, repair and re-point existing chimney stacks and coping to gables, repair and re-point existing stonework, remove cement screed in kitchen, re-open original fireplaces to kitchen and living room; erection of oak framed garage at 23 Northload Bridge, Glastonbury, by Mr Lee have been approved.

Erection of flue to the side elevation at 20 Actis Road, Glastonbury, by Mr Jonathan Dearling has been approved.