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Allowed12 February 20243330856

Hart Moor Farm, North of the A179, Hartlepool, TS27 3BQ

Planning appeal 3330856 at Hart Moor Farm, North of the A179, Hartlepool, TS27 3BQ (Hartlepool Borough Council *) was allowed on 12 February 2024 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal constitutes an acceptable use outside the limits to development.

erection of a synchronous condenser with ancillary infrastructure and associated works including access and landscaping

Authority
Hartlepool Borough Council *
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Harrison F

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal constitutes an acceptable use outside the limits to development
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The very important contribution the proposed infrastructure would make to the efficient management of energy supply and energy resilience during the transition to renewable and low carbon energy outweighed the policy conflicts and limited landscape harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy RUR1Policy GEN1Policy EC1Policy QP4Policy GEN2Policy NE2Policy CC3Policy INF2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 14

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