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1.4.8 Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
The bat survey looks fine. As a maternity roost was previously found at the site a
European Protected Species licence will need to be applied for and mitigation and
compensation planned as part of the application for the licence. The replacement
bat roost will need to be provided before the present roost is demolished.
1.4.9 Natural England
This proposal does not appear to affect any statutorily protected sites or
landscapes, or have significant impacts on the conservation of soils, nor is the
proposal EIA development. No objections to the bat survey.
1.4.10 Garden History Society
No response received within statutory consultation period.
1.4.11 Saxton Cum Scarthingwell Parish Council
No response received within statutory consultation period.
1.5 Publicity
1.5.1 The application was advertised by site notice, neighbour notification letter and
advertisement in the local newspaper resulting in no objections being received
within the statutory consultation period.
2. Report
2.1 Section 38(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 states "if regard
is to be had to the development plan for the purpose of any determination to be
made under the planning Acts the determination must be made in accordance with
the plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise". The development plan
for the Selby District comprises the policies in the Selby District Local Plan (adopted
on 8 February 2005) saved by the direction of the Secretary of State and the
Regional Spatial Strategy for Yorkshire and the Humber (adopted 2008).
2.2 Selby District Local Plan
Please see note at start of agenda explaining the current status of the Local Plan
All of the following policies were used in the original assessment of the application
and still remain valid as they are considered to be consistent with the NPPF for the
type of development proposed.
GB2: Control of development within the Green Belt.
GB4: Character and Visual Amenity of the Green Belt.
ENV1: Control of development.
ENV16: Historic Parks and Gardens.
VP1: Vehicle parking.
T1: Development in relation to the Highway Network
T2: Access to Roads
2.3 Regional Spatial Strategy
Please see note at start of agenda explaining the current status of the RSS.
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