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Allowed16 April 20253352967

Bramble Cottage, Greensmiths Lane, Upper Leigh, Staffordshire, ST10 4NY

Planning appeal 3352967 at Bramble Cottage, Greensmiths Lane, Upper Leigh, Staffordshire, ST10 4NY (East Staffordshire Borough Council) was allowed on 16 April 2025 by Inspector Parker C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including on the landscape.

‘Installation of a 49.9MW solar photovoltaic array/solar farm with associated infrastructure’

Authority
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Parker C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including on the landscape
  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby occupiers

What decided it

The substantial public benefits of renewable energy generation and associated biodiversity/economic benefits outweighed the limited landscape harm and the less than substantial heritage harm identified.

The substantial benefits of renewable energy generation, biodiversity net gain and economic benefits outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance and the less than substantial harm to the setting of heritage assets, tipping the balance in favour of granting permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1Policy SP8Policy SP24Policy SP30Policy DP1Policy SD2Policy SS10Policy DC1Policy DC3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57Paragraph 135Paragraph 168Paragraph 212Paragraph 215

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