Land South of Leeming Substation, West of the Village of Scruton, Bordering Fence Dike Lane, Part of Low Street and Feltham Lane, DL7 0RG

Planning appeal 3315877 at Land South of Leeming Substation, West of the Village of Scruton, Bordering Fence Dike Lane, Part of Low Street and Feltham Lane, DL7 0RG (Hambleton District Council *) was allowed on 27 June 2023 by Inspector Partington A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue in the appeal is the effect of the proposed development on, and the potential loss of, agricultural land.

the installation of a solar photovoltaic array/solar farm with associated infrastructure

Authority: Hambleton District Council *
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Partington A
Postcode: DL7 0RG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The main issue in the appeal is the effect of the proposed development on, and the potential loss of, agricultural land.

What decided it

The finding that the site was not (or would not result in the loss of) best and most versatile agricultural land, combined with the substantial weight given to the renewable energy benefit and the absence of any suitable lower-grade alternative site.

the substantial benefit of renewable energy generation, together with significant biodiversity enhancements, outweighed the only identified adverse impact of limited, mitigable localised harm to landscape character and visual amenity, with no unacceptable impact on or loss of agricultural land

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S1Policy RM6Policy S5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 158Paragraph 56

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