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Allowed11 December 20253349391

Land 800 Metres South Of Park House Farm, Meriden Road, Fillongley, Warwickshire, CV7 8BP

Planning appeal 3349391 at Land 800 Metres South Of Park House Farm, Meriden Road, Fillongley, Warwickshire, CV7 8BP (North Warwickshire Borough Council) was allowed on 11 December 2025 by Inspector Heward H, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and development plan policies.

the construction of a temporary solar farm to include the installation of ground mounted solar panels together with associated works, equipment and necessary infrastructure

Authority
North Warwickshire Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Heward H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and development plan policies
  • Likely effects upon the significance of heritage assets
  • Likely effects upon the character and appearance of the area having regard to landscape and visual effects – including public viewpoints and effects upon users of public rights of way
  • The weight to be attached to effects upon Best and Most Versatile agricultural Land

What decided it

The substantial and significant public benefits of renewable energy delivery, energy security, biodiversity net gain and the Council's climate emergency objectives clearly and convincingly outweighed the less than substantial heritage harms and moderate adverse landscape/visual harms identified.

The substantial and significant benefits for climate change, energy security, the local climate emergency, grid connection delivery and biodiversity net gain clearly and convincingly outweighed the less than substantial heritage harms and the significant landscape and visual harms, so that overall the considerations in favour clearly outweighed the total harms identified.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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Judgments
R (on the application of the Friends of Hethel Ltd) v South Norfolk DC [2010]; Holborn Studios v Hackney LBC; Bernard Wheatcroft v SoS for the Environment; Lullington Solar Park Limited v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and South Derbyshire District Council [2024] EWHC 295 (Admin); Bramley Solar Farm Residents Group v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Bramley Solar Limited and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council [2023] EWHC 2842 (Admin)

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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