Plans to convert a Somerset village church into a house have been slammed as “rushed” and “full of inaccuracies” by locals.

A planning application was submitted to Bath and North East Somerset Council to turn the now-disused grade II listed chapel in Carlingcott, just outside Peasedown St John, into a two-bedroom home. It said: “The previous use of the site was a Methodist Church, the building now sits vacant, the proposal is to change the building into C3 residential.”

The layout of the building and its external appearance would not change, the application stated.

But commenting on the plans on the Council’s planning portal, Ian Leins commented: “The application is lazily written and includes lots of inaccuracies and inconsistencies.” He said that the application talked about how an extension would fit the local character, but there was no extension proposed and said it was “contradictory” about whether the Church was currently occupied or not.

E Jones also submitted an objection to the plans, warning: “The chapel is a beautiful old building that deserves to be lovingly cared for and looked after in line with its listing.

“However, I do have concerns that this application has been rushed and the local environment and severe parking issues within the village have not been well enough considered.”

You can view and comment on the plans here.

LDRS, John Wimperis