McDonalds Planning Refusal
The proposed freestanding McDonald’s Restaurant with drive thru facility, car parking, landscaping and associated works, at the edge of Hilperton has been turned down by planners. The reasons are:
- The applicant has failed to provide sufficient information to fully determine the ecological impacts, including the extent to which the proposed development would impact upon priority habitat types, protected / notable species which are reasonably likely to be present and affected by the development, as a consequence, the application is not considered to be environmentally sustainable. The development conflicts with the principles of the Trowbridge Bat Mitigation Strategy and the Council cannot conclude beyond reasonable scientific doubt that the proposal would not adversely impact the features of the Bath and Bradford on Avon Bats SAC both alone and in-combination with other plans and projects. The development is therefore contrary to Core Policy 50 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy and paragraphs 174 and 180 of the Framework.
- The applicant has failed to provide sufficient information to enable the Council to fully assess the drainage impacts of the development; and, in particular whether the scheme would result in flooding elsewhere. In addition, the applicant has failed to provide an appropriate Flood Risk Assessment as required by policy. The development is therefore contrary to Core Policy 67 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy and paragraph 167 of the Framework.
- The Council is not satisfied the development proposal is acceptable pursuant to the resulting highway verge reduction which is cause for concern in highway terms, and the scheme failing to comply with the Councils adopted WCS Core Policy 41 on BREEAM standards.
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