Northcombe, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon , TQ13 9NH

20 ground mounted solar panels on 3 frames 1 of 8 and 2 of 6 panels in double landscape

Authority: Dartmoor
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Householder developments
Inspector: Pope N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposals would preserve the Grade II listed building, listed as Northcombe Farmhouse, or its setting or its features of special architectural or historic interest

What decided it

The totality of the harm to the heritage significance of the listed buildings and their setting, when weighed against the public benefits of small-scale renewable energy generation, tipped the balance against granting permission.

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets was weighed against the public benefits of renewable energy and climate change mitigation; the harm tipped the balance against permission.

Framework references: 15

Plan policies cited: CS policy COR10, DM policy DMD8, DM policy DMD15, DM policy DMD15(iii)

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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