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Allowed2 May 20253357286

Land at Stonehill, Minety, Wiltshire, SN16 9DX

Planning appeal 3357286 at Land at Stonehill, Minety, Wiltshire, SN16 9DX (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 2 May 2025 by Inspector Harrington S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

Installation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) together with associated ancillary infrastructure, equipment and access arrangements

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Harrington S
Postcode
SN16 9DX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

What decided it

The significant weight given to the national and local benefits of the BESS proposal (net zero, energy security and supply) outweighed the minor landscape and character harm and conflict with the development plan.

The substantial benefits of the BESS scheme for net zero, energy security, energy supply and biodiversity net gain outweighed the minor harm to character and appearance and the resulting conflict with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 51Core Policy 57

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