®Planning appeal decision
Fields Os 6700 6722 And 5200, Muston Lane, Easthorpe, NG13 9LD
Planning appeal 3340258 at Fields Os 6700 6722 And 5200, Muston Lane, Easthorpe, NG13 9LD (Melton Borough Council) was allowed on 26 November 2024 by Inspector Clegg R, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The implications of the proposed development for meeting the challenge of climate change.
the construction of a solar farm, together with all associated work, equipment and necessary infrastructure
- Authority
- Melton Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Clegg R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The implications of the proposed development for meeting the challenge of climate change.
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
- The effect of the proposed development on heritage assets.
- The effect of the proposed development on nature conservation interests.
- Whether the proposed development would be consistent with the Development Plan.
- The effect of other considerations on the overall planning balance.
What decided it
The public benefits of the proposal, particularly the early and substantial contribution to renewable energy generation and biodiversity net gain, were found to outweigh the less than substantial heritage harm and the significant landscape/visual harm.
The benefits of renewable energy provision and biodiversity net gain (significant weight), flood risk reduction (moderate weight), and permissive path/economic/education benefits (limited weight) outweighed the significant landscape and visual harm and the great weight given to less than substantial heritage harm to five designated assets, tipping the balance in favour of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SS2Policy EN1Policy EN1(II)Policy EN2Policy EN3Policy EN10Policy EN11Policy EN13Policy D1Policy D1(a)Neighbourhood Plan Policy 1Neighbourhood Plan Policy 2Neighbourhood Plan Policy 3Neighbourhood Plan Policy 5Neighbourhood Plan Policy 9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 157Paragraph 163Paragraph 168Paragraph 180Paragraph 186Paragraph 187Paragraph 205Paragraph 208Paragraph 212Paragraph 215Paragraph 139Paragraph 57Paragraph 56Paragraph 49
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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