“Brown has been a freelance badger consultant since 1996 and is largely contracted to undertake badger surveys for the planning, construction and development industries.”
“ANIMAL campaigners have won a reprieve for a Bridport wildlife haven after a last ditch appeal to planners.
Retired zoologist Harry Britton and his wife Jill are fighting to save what they claim is an important home for badgers on the town’s New Zealand site where 15 homes are to be built.
Last week developers Hunt and Son asked West Dorset District Council to remove a condition preventing the bulldozers moving in until a protection zone has been establish around the setts once identified there.
They claimed a study by their badger expert Dr Julian Brown in late May had confirmed that the animals no longer live on the land.
But Mr and Mrs Britton, who live at Folly Mill Gardens next to the site, say they have conclusive evidence the badgers are still in residence.
And backed by Bridport Town Council they successfully persuaded the development control committee to halt the building work and order a new independent badger survey of the land.
Chairman Fred Horsington used his casting vote to back the protesters after the committee decision was split 4-4.
The reprieve came after Mr Britton argued that Dr Brown’s findings were flawed.”
http://www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/8270767.Bridport__Badgers_silence_site_bulldozers/
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