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Invalid6 August 20266006250

Barnlea, Bath Road, Withy Mills, Paulton, BS39 7PT

Planning appeal 6006250 at Barnlea, Bath Road, Withy Mills, Paulton, BS39 7PT (Bath and North East Somerset) was decided (invalid) on 6 August 2026 by Inspector L J Evans, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the application complied with the minimum information requirements for biodiversity net gain under Article 7 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015.

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Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
community-institutional
Inspector
L J Evans
Postcode
BS39 7PT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the application complied with the minimum information requirements for biodiversity net gain under Article 7 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015

What decided it

The application failed to provide the minimum information required by Article 7 of the DMPO, specifically a plan showing onsite habitat on the date of application, which is a statutory prerequisite to a valid application.

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