The Easthill Site In Frome. CREDIT: Bharati Pardhy. Free to use for all BBC wire partners. PLANS to build homes on a cherished green space in Frome will be put on hold for several months to allow more information about the site to be gathered. Mendip District Council’s cabinet voted in early-November to build more than 160 new homes across five sites in a partnership with Aster Housing – including up to 77 homes on the Easthill site in Frome. The council’s cabinet voted to “pause” the Easthill element of the plans on November 26 after its scrutiny board questioned how transparent the decision had been.