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Allowed1 December 20223300623

Land South of Electricity Substation, Rawfield Lane, Fairburn, LS25 5JB

Planning appeal 3300623 at Land South of Electricity Substation, Rawfield Lane, Fairburn, LS25 5JB (Selby District Council *) was allowed on 1 December 2022 by Inspector Raygen Z, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.

construction of a zero-carbon energy storage and management facility including containerised batteries, synchronous condensers and associated infrastructure, access and landscaping

Authority
Selby District Council *
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Raygen Z
Postcode
LS25 5JB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the purposes of including land within the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • would the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The very substantial and time-critical benefits of the scheme in delivering essential grid-balancing energy storage capacity, with an agreed 2024 grid connection and no equivalent alternative available within the required timeframe, clearly outweighed the Green Belt and other harm identified.

The substantial harm from inappropriateness, loss of openness and encroachment on the Green Belt, together with minor harm to character and appearance, was clearly outweighed by the very substantial benefits of the scheme in supporting Net Zero and grid stability targets, amounting to very special circumstances justifying the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV1Policy ENV3Policy SP18Policy SP19Policy SP2Policy SP3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 151Paragraph 152Paragraph 57

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