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Dismissed22 January 20243324608

Land at Barton in Fabis, Nottingham, NG11 0HA

Planning appeal 3324608 at Land at Barton in Fabis, Nottingham, NG11 0HA (Rushcliffe Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 January 2024 by Inspector Wilkinson H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the openness of, and purposes of including land within, the Green Belt.

an energy storage facility, together with associated equipment, infrastructure, and ancillary works

Authority
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Wilkinson H
Postcode
NG11 0HA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the openness of, and purposes of including land within, the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The environmental benefits of the battery energy storage facility, whilst substantial and attracting significant weight, were not sufficient to clearly outweigh the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and character and appearance, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist to justify the inappropriate development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 2 of the Core StrategyPolicy 4 of the Core StrategyPolicy 1 of the Local PlanPolicy 16 of the Local PlanPolicy 21 of the Local Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156

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