®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Spine Road East, Ashton Keynes, GL7 5TL
outline planning application for change of use of land to form nature park including the erection of up to 70 holiday lodges (Use Class C1) and associated amenity building with associated parking, drainage, landscaping and internal access routes (All matter s reserved except for access)
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is in a suitable location having regard to the development plan
- whether the development would have an adverse effect on the integrity of the North Meadow Special Area of Conservation ('SAC') and the Cotswold Water Park Site of Special Scientific Interest ('SSSI')
- whether the development would have an adverse effect on great crested newts ('GCN')
- whether the proposed secondary access would provide safe and suitable access and egress
What decided it
Securing effective habitats mitigation (SANG and SAMM) through the completed Unilateral Undertaking allowed the Inspector to conclude there would be no adverse effect on the SAC, removing the principal obstacle to granting permission.
the limited less than substantial harm to the setting of the Hall's Close Scheduled Monument was outweighed by the significant public benefits of the scheme
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 39, Core Policy 50, Core Policy 54, Policy ENP1, Policy INP2
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.