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Allowed19 September 20253362329

Embryo Angling Habitats, Baulking Lake, Baulking, SN7 8NR

Planning appeal 3362329 at Embryo Angling Habitats, Baulking Lake, Baulking, SN7 8NR (Vale of White Horse District Council) was allowed on 19 September 2025 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on biodiversity.

change of use from lake created by mineral extraction to a coarse fishing (leisure) venue

Authority
Vale of White Horse District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Conde L
Postcode
SN7 8NR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on biodiversity

What decided it

The low-intensity nature of coarse fishing activity, limited visitor numbers, restriction to designated swims, and site-specific context (size of lake, adjacent public rights of way, hard-bottomed characteristics) meant the development would not cause harm to the designated habitats and species, thereby satisfying the biodiversity policy requirements.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 46Development Policy 35

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