A PLANNING application for the Palace Theatre has been submitted as further work gets underway.
The proposed work to be approved aims to make the building safe and watertight.
However, work has already begun after an enforcement notice with a list of required improvement works was nailed to the theatre's doors in February.
Mentioned in the application was the need to install lighting, and listed were the materials required to carry out the first phase of redevelopment.
Project manager Dave Welsh has vowed to redesign the Grade II* listed building with the public's interest in mind.
The team hope that by including the local community at the heart of the process, the theatre will stand the test of time.
"We'll seek people's opinions and see what the locals want to use it for," said Dave.
"The building needs to sustain itself; we don't just want to develop it into a white elephant so it has to work for everybody."
The community has been heavily involved in the renovation of the site, with many local businesses donating to the cause.
LTC donated a cherry picker so that the workers could remove weeds from the roof whilst Western Electrical and South West Tool Hire have given the workers equipment free of charge.
Travis Perkins have also helped out by donating plaster boards.
Repairs to make the building watertight are almost complete but project manager Dave Welsh has said that it could take a while before the building is fully restored.
The charity GO! Together bought the lease on the theatre with an option to purchase. They are working alongside local volunteers but can only do so as and when they receive funding.
When asked about the direction the renovation is set to take, Dave said: "Currently, we are waiting for planning consent to do the major works. The windows need changing out, the guttering needs changing and some of the windows have blown the seals.
"We do a bit as we get funding through."
The workers recently re-rendered one of the building's main walls which required four tonnes of sand.
Dave commented: "The previous render perished roots were forcing it off the wall which made it dangerous."
GO! Together are also using the redevelopment as an opportunity to train apprentices and provide placements for offenders.
They have asked for "anybody who holds the Palace close to their hearts to do anything they can to help".