Land off Old Dilton Road, Old Dilton, Westbury, BA13 4DB

the erection of up to three self or custom-build dwellings

Authority: Wiltshire
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
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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