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Allowed18 March 20266000906

Saxon Maybank East Farm, Bradford Abbas, Dorset, DT9 6JN

Planning appeal 6000906 at Saxon Maybank East Farm, Bradford Abbas, Dorset, DT9 6JN (Dorset) was allowed on 18 March 2026 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the Somerset Levels and Moors Ramsar Site and Special Protection Area.

to station 3no. holiday lodges, install a package treatment plant & associated works

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Watson S
Postcode
DT9 6JN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the Somerset Levels and Moors Ramsar Site and Special Protection Area

What decided it

The proposed package treatment plant would adequately mitigate the effects on the SPA so that there would be no adverse effect upon its integrity, secured and managed by planning conditions.

What the Inspector cited

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