®Planning appeal decision
Park Farm, Dunton Road, Herongate, CM13 3SG
construction and operation of a solar farm together with all associated works, equipment and necessary infrastructure
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Berry A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of, and the purposes of including land within, the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The considerable weight afforded to climate change and renewable energy benefits, combined with the limited additional harm to Green Belt openness when considered in the context of the substantially larger approved solar farm scheme, clearly outweighed the substantial harm to the Green Belt and established very special circumstances.
Framework references: 11, 138, 149, 150, 152, 158
Plan policies cited: Policy BAS GB1
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.