Land Adjacent to Willshee’s Depot 3, Keith Willshee’s Way, DE11 9EN, Swadlincote, DE11 9EN

Planning appeal 3354670 at Land Adjacent to Willshee’s Depot 3, Keith Willshee’s Way, DE11 9EN, Swadlincote, DE11 9EN (Derbyshire County Council) was allowed on 4 August 2025 by Inspector Griffiths P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, encompassing any impact on the setting and thereby the significance of affected heritage assets, and the design of the proposals.

the construction and operation of the Swadlincote Resource Recovery Park (SRRP) comprising an Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) and Aggregate Recovery Facility (ARF) together with ancillary infrastructure including grid connection cable and works, private electrical wire provision, substation, CHP off-take provision, internal vehicle circulation and yard areas, weighbridges, car parking, new access road, temporary construction compound and laydown areas, security fencing and gates, drainage, landscaping and off-site habitat compensation and biodiversity net gain

Authority: Derbyshire County Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: minerals-waste · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Griffiths P
Postcode: DE11 9EN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, encompassing any impact on the setting and thereby the significance of affected heritage assets, and the design of the proposals
whether there is a need for the proposal, in waste terms, so that any benefits the scheme might bring forward can be balanced against any adverse impacts it might have

What decided it

the Inspector's finding of a clear and substantial regional and local need for the waste recovery capacity, which outweighed the identified landscape, heritage and other harms.

the substantial benefits of meeting a demonstrated need for waste treatment capacity, co-location efficiencies, renewable energy/CHP generation, economic investment and biodiversity net gain outweighed the significant landscape and visual harm and the less than substantial heritage harm to the Scheduled Monument and the minor harm to the non-designated Cadley Hill Farm heritage asset

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: DDWLP Policy W1bDDWLP Policy W7SDLP Part 1 Policy BNE1SDLP Part 1 Policy BNE4SDLP Part 1 Policy INF8SDLP Part 2 Policy BNE5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 213Paragraph 215Paragraph 216

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