Land off Buildwas Bank , Telford , TF8 7EH

the erection of a battery energy storage system including access track, CCTV and light poles, car parking spaces, perimeter fencing and gates, and associated infrastructure

Authority: Telford and Wrekin Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: utilities-energy · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Hughes L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on land stability
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the preservation or enhancement of the Severn Gorge Conservation Area and the Outstanding Universal Value of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site
the level of community participation of the scheme

What decided it

the significant public benefits of renewable/low carbon energy generation and its contribution to net zero outweighed the very limited less-than-substantial heritage harm and the conflict with the development plan as a whole

the significant weight attached to renewable energy, net zero and economic benefits, together with minor biodiversity and drainage benefits, outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm and the conflict with LP Policy BE1 and the development plan as a whole

Framework references: 196, 212, 215, 220, 161, 57

Plan policies cited: Policy BE9, Policy BE1, Policy BE3, Policy BE5, Policy SP3, Policy SP4, Policy ER1

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