Land North of Halloughton, Halloughton, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0QR

the construction of a solar farm and battery stations together with all associated works, equipment, and necessary infrastructure

Authority: Newark & Sherwood District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Baird G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The landscape and visual impact of the scheme
The effect on heritage assets
Whether the proposal would conflict with the development plan and if so whether there are any material considerations that would outweigh that conflict; the planning balance

What decided it

The very significant benefits of the scheme's contribution to renewable energy generation and decarbonisation clearly and decisively outweighed the limited landscape, visual and heritage harm identified.

The imperative to tackle climate change and the very significant benefits of the scheme (renewable energy generation and biodiversity net gain) clearly and decisively outweighed the limited, localised landscape and visual harm and the temporary less-than-substantial harm to heritage assets.

Framework references: 174, 199, 200

Plan policies cited: Policy CP 9, Policy CP 10, Policy CP 13, Policy CP 14, Policy DM 4, Policy DM5, Policy DM9, Policy E6, Policy DH3, CS Policy 9, AD&M Policy DM5, SNP Policy E2, CS Policy 12, AD&M Policy DM8

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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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