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Dismissed3 December 20243342292

Homelands, Hampton Charles, Tenbury Wells, Herefordshire, WR15 8PZ

Planning appeal 3342292 at Homelands, Hampton Charles, Tenbury Wells, Herefordshire, WR15 8PZ (Herefordshire Council) was dismissed on 3 December 2024 by Inspector Billings C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether appropriate mechanisms would be in place to protect the integrity of the River Wye SAC.

demolition of barn and erection of a new 3 bed dwelling

Authority
Herefordshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Billings C
Postcode
WR15 8PZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether appropriate mechanisms would be in place to protect the integrity of the River Wye SAC

What decided it

The lack of certainty to secure appropriate and necessary mitigation measures to protect the integrity of the River Wye SAC, due to absence of evidence of title to the mitigation land and an inadequate draft planning obligation, meant the requirements of Regulation 63 of the Habitats Regulations could not be met.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD4Policy SS6Policy LD2Policy SD3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 185Paragraph 186Paragraph 187Paragraph 188

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