®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Chertsey Road, Shepperton, TW17 9NX
the erection of a small-scale flexible electricity generation facility with associated ancillary infrastructure, access and boundary treatment
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Willis S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development on air quality with regard to the living conditions of nearby occupiers and biodiversity, including the Dumsey Meadow Site of Special Scientific Interest, Southwest London Waterbodies Special Protection Area and Ramsar site
- Whether the proposed development appropriately supports renewable energy provision
- 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 substantial weight given to the energy security and climate change benefits of the flexible electricity generation facility, combined with the locational constraints limiting alternative sites outside the Green Belt, clearly outweighed the moderate harm to Green Belt openness and justified very special circumstances.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy EN3, Policy EN8, Policy CC1
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.