Land at Rye Common Lane, Crondall, Farnham, GU10 5DE

Planning appeal 3267460 at Land at Rye Common Lane, Crondall, Farnham, GU10 5DE (Hart District Council) was allowed on 28 September 2021 by Inspector Longmuir J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

an energy storage facility

Authority: Hart District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Longmuir J
Postcode: GU10 5DE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The significant benefits of the energy storage facility in supporting renewable energy production and carbon reduction demonstrably outweigh the limited landscape harm that would be further minimised by proposed landscaping.

The limited harm to the landscape and conflict with development plan policies was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the economic, social and environmental benefits of supporting renewable energy storage and carbon reduction.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SS1Policy NBE1Policy NBE2Policy NBE9Policy NBE10Policy GEN1Crondall Neighbourhood Plan Policy 1Crondall Neighbourhood Plan Policy 6Dogmersfield Neighbourhood Plan Policy DNP1Dogmersfield Neighbourhood Plan Policy DNP6Dogmersfield Neighbourhood Plan Policy DNP11
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 8Paragraph 56

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