®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Church Lane, Welby, Lincolnshire, NG32 3LS
the Installation of a solar farm comprising ground mounted solar photovoltaic panels, including mounting systems, inverters, underground cabling, stock proof fencing, CCTV, internal access tracks, electrical substation and associated infrastructure for a temporary period of 40 years
- Authority
- South Kesteven District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Plenty B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed solar farm on, and the potential loss of, agricultural land
What decided it
The substantial benefits of renewable energy generation and biodiversity net gain, combined with the temporary and reversible nature of the agricultural land loss and the site's constrained location relative to grid connection requirements, outweighed the moderate conflict with development plan policies on BMV agricultural land.
Framework references: 187, 192
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy RE1, Appendix 3 Criterion 9, Policy EN1, Policy EN6
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.