®Planning appeal decision
Land at Barton in Fabis, Nottingham, NG11 0HA
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 143, 153, 154, 155, 156
Plan policies cited: Policy 2 of the Core Strategy, Policy 4 of the Core Strategy, Policy 1 of the Local Plan, Policy 16 of the Local Plan, Policy 21 of the Local Plan
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.