Land North of Chertsey Road, Shepperton, TW17 9NX

Planning appeal 3321476 at Land North of Chertsey Road, Shepperton, TW17 9NX (Spelthorne Borough Council) was allowed on 17 September 2024 by Inspector Willis S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt.

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB1Policy EN3Policy EN8Policy CC1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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