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Allowed3 May 20243325596

The Vraj, Forest Gate Lane, Kelsall, Cheshire, CW6 0SZ

Planning appeal 3325596 at The Vraj, Forest Gate Lane, Kelsall, Cheshire, CW6 0SZ (Cheshire West and Chester) was allowed on 3 May 2024 by Inspector Baird G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the openness of the Green Belt.

the installation of a 30-ground mounted PV panel array

Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Other minor developments
Inspector
Baird G
Postcode
CW6 0SZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • 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 very substantial weight attached to the renewable energy benefits and CO2 emissions reduction, combined with negligible and reversible harm to Green Belt openness, clearly outweighed the harm of inappropriateness and amounted to very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV 7Policy DM 52Policy DM 53Policy DM 2Policy DM 3Policy SOC 5Policy ENV 4Policy STRAT 9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 163Paragraph 153

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