®Planning appeal decision
Land to the South of Hall Lane, Kemberton, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 9LB
Planning appeal 3329815 at Land to the South of Hall Lane, Kemberton, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 9LB (Shropshire County Council) was allowed on 22 February 2024 by Inspector Partington A, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it.
the installation of a solar farm and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Partington A
- Postcode
- TF11 9LB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- The effect of the proposal on, and the potential loss of, agricultural land and an agricultural enterprise
- Whether the harm to Green Belt 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 proposed development
What decided it
The substantial public benefits of renewable energy generation clearly outweighed the combined Green Belt and heritage harm, establishing the very special circumstances needed to justify the development.
the substantial harm to the Green Belt and less than substantial harm to heritage assets were clearly outweighed by the substantial benefit of renewable energy generation together with moderate landscape, biodiversity and economic benefits, amounting to very special circumstances
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5CS13CS15Policy CS6Policy CS8DP18DP26
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 180bParagraph 181Paragraph 88bParagraph 56
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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