Planning appeal decision
Land off Old Dilton Road, Old Dilton, Westbury, BA13 4DB
Planning appeal 6004383 at Land off Old Dilton Road, Old Dilton, Westbury, BA13 4DB (Wiltshire) was dismissed on 8 June 2026 by Inspector SE Hughes, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal amounts to habitats development under the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) Order 2017 and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, with particular reference to effects on the Salisbury Plain Special Protection Area and the Bath and Bradford on Avon Bats Special Area of Conservation.
the erection of up to three self or custom-build dwellings
- Authority
- Wiltshire
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- SE Hughes
- Postcode
- BA13 4DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal amounts to habitats development under the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) Order 2017 and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, with particular reference to effects on the Salisbury Plain Special Protection Area and the Bath and Bradford on Avon Bats Special Area of Conservation
What decided it
The proposal amounts to habitats development under the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) Order 2017 because it would be likely to have a significant effect on the Bath and Bradford on Avon Bats SAC, and an unfavourable Appropriate Assessment was reached due to inability to secure necessary mitigation measures at the permission in principle stage.
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