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Dismissed6 March 20266001282

Land at Five Farthings, The Hollow, Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire, BA13 4BU

Planning appeal 6001282 at Land at Five Farthings, The Hollow, Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire, BA13 4BU (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 6 March 2026 by Inspector Reeves K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether sufficient information exists at the permission in principle stage to conclude that the proposal would not adversely affect the integrity of the Bath and Bradford on Avon Bat Special Area of Conservation, having regard to the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.

erection of upto 9No dwellings

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Reeves K
Postcode
BA13 4BU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether sufficient information exists at the permission in principle stage to conclude that the proposal would not adversely affect the integrity of the Bath and Bradford on Avon Bat Special Area of Conservation, having regard to the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017

What decided it

The proposal relies on mitigation measures that cannot be secured at the permission in principle stage, leaving the competent authority unable to ensure that adverse effects on the Bath and Bradford on Avon Bat SAC would be avoided, thereby failing the strict legal test under Regulation 63 of the Habitats Regulations.

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