®Planning appeal decision
Land south of Leeming Substation, west of the village of Scruton, bordering Fence Dike Lane, part of Low Street and Feltham Lane, DL7 0RG
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
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
Framework references: 158, 56
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy RM6, Policy S5
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.