Planning appeal decision
The Stables, Tungrove Farm, Horton Road, Horton, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, BS37 6QH
Planning appeal 3341039 at The Stables, Tungrove Farm, Horton Road, Horton, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, BS37 6QH (South Gloucestershire Council) was dismissed on 22 August 2024 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on protected species, in particular bats.
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- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Marigold O
- Postcode
- BS37 6QH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on protected species, in particular bats
What decided it
The absence of substantive ecological evidence demonstrating that the proposal would not have an unacceptable effect on protected species, particularly bats, in conflict with Development Plan policies CS9 and PSP19.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS9 of the South Gloucestershire Core StrategyPolicy PSP19 of the South Gloucestershire Policies, Sites and Places Plan
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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