2 Parkway, Forsbrook, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST11 9DG

retrospective planning application for a wind turbine

Authority: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Householder developments
Inspector: Moulton E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is appropriate for wind energy development having regard to local and national policy
The effect of the development on the living conditions of nearby residents with particular regard to shadow flicker and noise
The effect of the proposal on public safety
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal fails to meet the requirement that wind turbine applications should only be acceptable in areas identified as suitable for wind energy development in the development plan, and the planning impacts identified by the affected community (shadow flicker) have not been appropriately addressed.

Framework references: 163, 135

Plan policies cited: Policy SD2, Policy DC1, Policy SS1, Policy SS8, Policy DC3

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