®Planning appeal decision
12 Roman Way, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5LW
erection of 3 bedroom end terrace dwelling including 4 no on -site parking spaces and 2 no vehicular crossovers
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Tucker A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether a bat emergence survey is necessary before a decision can be issued or whether a survey can be the subject of a condition
What decided it
The absence of a bat emergence survey to establish whether the proposal would impact European Protected Species, which cannot be appropriately secured by condition, means the information necessary to assess compliance with biodiversity protection requirements is insufficient.
The benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of a well-located site were outweighed by the inability to understand and ensure adequate mitigation of impacts on biodiversity, which is an important matter under the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 187, 193
Plan policies cited: Policy DM34 of the Wycombe District Local Plan 2019, Policy DM13 of the Adopted Delivery and Site Allocation Plan 2013
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.