®Planning appeal decision
Land to the East of Squirrel Lane, Ledwyche, Ludlow, SY8 4JX
the formation of a solar farm including installation of solar panels, security fencing, CCTV cameras, an internal access track, underground cabling, invertors, substations, grid connection, environmental enhancement measures and other ancillary development
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Woolcock J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposed development on the character, appearance and amenity of the area
- The effects of the proposed development on agricultural land
- Whether the benefits of the proposed development would outweigh any harm having regard to relevant local and national policy
What decided it
The substantial weight given to the renewable energy and climate change mitigation benefits of the scheme outweighed the moderate landscape, visual and agricultural land harms identified.
The moderate weight attributed to harm to character and appearance and to agricultural productivity, together with slight weight for biodiversity benefits, was outweighed by the substantial weight given to renewable energy benefits, so the planning balance fell in favour of the proposal.
Framework references: 174, 176, 158
Plan policies cited: CS Policy CS5, CS Policy CS6, Policy DP26, Policy DP26.2k, Policy DP18
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.