®Planning appeal decision
Land to the north of Spurn Clough Cottage, Greenhead Lane, Reedley, BURNLEY, BB12 9DU
the erection of a battery storage facility with associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Pendle Borough 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
- Whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, its effect on openness, and whether any harm caused by the proposal, by virtue of being inappropriate development, and any other identified harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations to result in 'Very Special Circumstances'
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The substantial public benefits of the battery energy storage facility in supporting the transition to renewable energy and achieving net zero emissions by 2050, combined with the absence of suitable alternative sites and significant biodiversity net gain, outweigh the moderate adverse harm to landscape character and visual amenity.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 143, 154, 155, 156, 157, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV1, Policy ENV2, Policy ENV3
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.