®Planning appeal decision
Land Between Landfill Site , Coldmoorholme Lane, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5PS
a temporary planning permission (25 years) to undertake the development works required for the construction and operation of a 7.2MW battery energy storage facility, associated infrastructure and landscaping
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the Little Lakes Country Park
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial environmental benefits of the battery energy storage facility in contributing to national energy resilience and the 2050 net zero carbon target clearly outweigh the harm to Green Belt openness and countryside encroachment.
Framework references: 138, 148, 149, 150, 151, 158
Plan policies cited: CP8, DM42, RUR4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.