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Allowed23 September 20243335922

Land off Armshead Road, Werrington, Stoke on Trent, ST9 0ND

Planning appeal 3335922 at Land off Armshead Road, Werrington, Stoke on Trent, ST9 0ND (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was allowed on 23 September 2024 by Inspector McCormack A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

erection of storage containers, support infrastructure and security fencing for Battery Energy Storage Facility along with landscaping and all associated works

Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
McCormack A
Postcode
ST9 0NB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposal on the purposes and openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, with particular regard to landscape character
  • The effect on the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residents with regard to outlook, noise and lighting
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances (VSC) required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The substantial benefits of providing renewable energy storage infrastructure to support the Government's move to a low carbon energy network, given significant weight by national policy, clearly outweighed the limited Green Belt harm and other identified harms, establishing very special circumstances to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DC3Policy SS10Policy SD4Policy NE1Policy DC1Policy T1Policy SD2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 160Paragraph 180Paragraph 115

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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