Woodland Manor Pangbourne Road, Pangbourne, READING, RG8 8AW

the installation of a ground mounted solar PV array to provide electricity to be used in the home

Authority: West Berkshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Other minor developments
Inspector: Plenty B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the North Wessex Downs National Landscape
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of Lower Bowden Barn with particular regard to the effect on outlook

What decided it

The substantial weight afforded to the generation of renewable energy and the contribution to national climate change targets outweighed the great weight applied to National Landscape protection, as only modest harm to landscape character had been identified.

Framework references: 48, 161, 182

Plan policies cited: Policy ADPP5, Policy CS14, Policy CS19, Policy CS15, Policy DM4

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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