The owners of a house with one of the best views in Somerset want to build a cabin in their back garden for use as an Air BnB.

Tor View House sits on Roman Road atop the Mendips by Bleadon, with a view across the Somerset levels to Brent Knoll and beyond.

Now planning application has been submitted to North Somerset Council to build a single storey cabin at the back of its garden, which slopes up to the rear.

Floorplans show the cabin would have a double bedroom with an ensuite and a living room with a kitchenette. Windows would mostly face the view to the south.

You can view and comment on the plans here: https://planning.n-somerset.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=S9Q9Y5LPK2P00

All planning applications are available for public inspection on the respective council’s website. Most plans will be decided by council planning officers, but some of the most significant or contentious will go before the councils’ planning committee.

Planning committees are made up of elected councillors but decisions should be decided based on the council’s planning policies, not local politics — although it doesn’t always turn out that way.