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Dismissed7 August 20253360764

Street Record, May Lane, Newbridge, Bath, Somerset , BA1 3QF

Planning appeal 3360764 at Street Record, May Lane, Newbridge, Bath, Somerset , BA1 3QF (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 7 August 2025 by Inspector Jones GP, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether this is an appropriate location for the proposed facility having regard to accessibility, residential amenity and public safety.

Installation of 4 No EV charging bays together with ancillary electrical equipment

Authority
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Other minor developments
Inspector
Jones GP
Postcode
BA1 3QF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether this is an appropriate location for the proposed facility having regard to accessibility, residential amenity and public safety
  • Whether the interests of biodiversity are safeguarded

What decided it

The absence of essential information to properly assess locational appropriateness and the failure to provide adequate Biodiversity Net Gain information as required by Article 7 of the Development Management Procedure Order.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D4Policy D6

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