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Allowed11 March 20243329891

Land West of Great Wheatley Farm, Great Wheatley Road, Rayleigh, Essex

Planning appeal 3329891 at Land West of Great Wheatley Farm, Great Wheatley Road, Rayleigh, Essex (Rochford District Council) was allowed on 11 March 2024 by Inspector Partington A, following a hearing. 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.

A solar farm, access, ancillary infrastructure and cable route

Authority
Rochford District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Partington A
Postcode
SS6 7AR

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
  • 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, combined with significant biodiversity and moderate economic benefits, clearly outweighed the combined Green Belt and heritage harm, establishing the very special circumstances needed to justify the development.

Substantial weight against the Green Belt harm and significant weight against the heritage harm were clearly outweighed by substantial weight for renewable energy benefits together with significant biodiversity net gain and moderate economic benefits, establishing very special circumstances in favour of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS Policy GB1CS Policy ENV6DMP Policy DM1DMP Policy DM25DMP Policy DM26
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 56

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