®Planning appeal decision
Land to the North of Spurn Clough Cottage, Greenhead Lane, Reedley, Burnley, BB12 9DU
Planning appeal 3356178 at Land to the North of Spurn Clough Cottage, Greenhead Lane, Reedley, Burnley, BB12 9DU (Pendle Borough Council) was allowed on 26 June 2025 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 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
- Postcode
- BB12 9DU
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV1Policy ENV2Policy ENV3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 187
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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