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Allowed13 December 20233308675

Nineveh Farm, Nuneham Courtney, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX44 9PA

Planning appeal 3308675 at Nineveh Farm, Nuneham Courtney, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX44 9PA (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 13 December 2023 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.

installation of renewable led energy generating station comprising ground mounted photovoltaic solar arrays and battery- based electricity storage containers together with substation, inverter/transformer stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref P20/S4360/FUL, dated 11.01.22

Authority
South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Nicholls H
Postcode
OX44 9PA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effects of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the landscape and visual amenity of the surrounding area
  • designated heritage assets in the surrounding area
  • Best and Most Versatile Agricultural Land
  • whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harms, 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 public benefits from prolonged renewable energy generation and carbon offsetting to 2050 and beyond constitute very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the identified harms to Green Belt openness, landscape, heritage assets and agricultural land.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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