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Dismissed24 October 20223293181

Land at Old School School Lane, Longhope, GL17 0LJ

Planning appeal 3293181 at Land at Old School School Lane, Longhope, GL17 0LJ (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 24 October 2022 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean Bat Site Special Area of Conservation, with particular regard to a maternity roost for lesser horseshoe bats.

construction of 4 no dwellings

Authority
Forest of Dean District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Blackwell J
Postcode
GL17 0LJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean Bat Site Special Area of Conservation, with particular regard to a maternity roost for lesser horseshoe bats

What decided it

The inability to conclude with certainty that the maternity roost would not be harmed during the extended period required for habitat mitigation and compensatory habitat to mature, combined with the absence of overriding public interest justifying permission for just four dwellings.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CSP.1CSP.2AP.7PE2

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