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  • Application Number: 03/25/00021
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Application Registered:
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23/12/2025
Application Decided:
11/02/2026

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Type:
Full Planning Permission
Location:
Land to the South of, Bristol Road, Rooksbridge, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26
Proposal:
Erection of 1No. agricultural building, stone access track and yard area, and partial retention of the existing National Grid haul road.
Case Officer:
Jordan Morris
Registered Date:
18/11/2025
Applicant:
IE & LM Marshall
Applicant Address:
The Willows Chapel Road Rooksbridge Axbridge BS26 2TB
Agent:
Greenslade Taylor Hunt (Burnham)
Agent Address:
44 High Street Burnham-on-Sea Somerset TA8 1AZ
Consultation Start Date:
11/02/2026
Earliest Decision Date:
23/12/2025
Decision Level:
Delegated (following Committee Referral)
Decision:
Refuse Planning Permission
Decision Date:
11/02/2026

Conditions and Reasons

Number
Condition
Complied Date
1
The Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) submissions are incomplete. The Small Sites Metric has not been undertaken by a competent person in accordance with the Statutory Biodiversity Metric User Guide, and the metric has been incorrectly applied in an area where Priority Habitat is present and the Small Sites Metric cannot be used. In the absence of a valid BNG assessment, the applicant has failed to demonstrate that the development would achieve a measurable net gain for biodiversity. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy D20 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011–2032, the requirements of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, and the ecological and biodiversity provisions of Section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
2
The proposal fails to provide sufficient evidence to identify how protected species and habitats will be protected during the lifetime of the development. Does not ensure the protection of protected species and habitats in accordance with D20 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032, and the ecological and biodiversity provisions of Section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
3
The proposal fails to provide sufficient information by means of an arboricultural impact assessment (AIA) or tree surveys to demonstrate how trees, woodland and hedgerows may be affected. As such the application has failed to demonstrate that there any loss of trees, woodland or hedgerow would be acceptable contrary to policy D22 of the Sedgmoor Local Plan 2011-2032 and Section 15 of the NPPF (2024).

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