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Dismissed1 July 20266004541

Land South of School Lane, Barrow Gurney, BS48 3RZ

Planning appeal 6004541 at Land South of School Lane, Barrow Gurney, BS48 3RZ (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 1 July 2026 by Inspector P Brennan, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development constitutes habitats development excluded from permission in principle under Article 5B of the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) Order 2017, having regard to its likely significant effect on the North Somerset and Mendip Bats Special Area of Conservation.

Permission in principle application for the erection of 1no. dwellinghouse

Authority
North Somerset Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
P Brennan
Postcode
BS48 3RZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development constitutes habitats development excluded from permission in principle under Article 5B of the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) Order 2017, having regard to its likely significant effect on the North Somerset and Mendip Bats Special Area of Conservation

What decided it

The proposal constitutes habitats development excluded from permission in principle because it would be likely to have a significant effect on the Bats SAC, and there is insufficient evidence and certainty that mitigation measures would avoid an adverse effect on the integrity of the protected site.

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