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Allowed15 May 20253344502

Land at Knapthorpe Lodge, Hockerton Road, Caunton, NG23 6BA

Planning appeal 3344502 at Land at Knapthorpe Lodge, Hockerton Road, Caunton, NG23 6BA (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was allowed on 15 May 2025 by Inspector Kean G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the loss of best and most versatile agricultural land.

Construction of a solar farm, access and all associated works, equipment and necessary infrastructure. This

Authority
Newark & Sherwood District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Kean G
Postcode
NG23 6AZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the loss of best and most versatile agricultural land
  • character and appearance including local landscape character
  • whether the environmental and economic benefits of the proposal outweigh any harm identified

What decided it

The substantial weight attached to the renewable energy benefits of the scheme, combined with significant biodiversity net gain, outweighed the limited and temporary harms to agricultural land and landscape character.

the benefits of the proposed development outweigh the temporary harm identified through reduction in agricultural productivity, small loss of BMV land and adverse effects on landscape character and visual appearance

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
ACS Core Policy 10DPD Policy DM4ACS Policy CP10DPD Policy DM8Spatial Policy 7ACS Core Policy 9

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