Planning appeal decision
Winter Barns, Mount Pleasant to Wytherston Farm Access Road, Hungry Hill, Powerstock, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3TQ
Planning appeal 3332393 at Winter Barns, Mount Pleasant to Wytherston Farm Access Road, Hungry Hill, Powerstock, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3TQ (Dorset) was allowed on 30 July 2024 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not prior approval should be given in respect of the design or external appearance of the development, in particular the impact of glare on occupiers of neighbouring land at Sort Cottage.
Installation of up to 150 kWp of photovoltaic modules (Solar Panels) to the roofs of three agricultural buildings
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Rose C
- Postcode
- DT6 3TQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not prior approval should be given in respect of the design or external appearance of the development, in particular the impact of glare on occupiers of neighbouring land at Sort Cottage
What decided it
The combination of mitigating factors—including weather patterns, topography, building usage patterns, and existing screening—reduces the glare impact to low significance, resulting in no significantly harmful effect on Sort Cottage occupiers.
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