®Planning appeal decision
Land at Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell, Solihull, COVENTRY, CV7 7DG
Installation of a battery energy storage system with associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Gethin T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- 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 required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial economic, social and environmental benefits of the battery energy storage system in supporting renewable energy deployment and decarbonisation, combined with the pressing need for such facilities and the absence of more suitable alternative sites outside the Green Belt, clearly outweighed the moderate harm to Green Belt openness and limited harm to character and appearance.
Plan policies cited: Policy P17, Policy P10, Policy P14, Policy P15
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.