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Allowed20 August 20253362344

Land off Buildwas Bank , Telford , TF8 7EH

Planning appeal 3362344 at Land off Buildwas Bank , Telford , TF8 7EH (Telford and Wrekin Council) was allowed on 20 August 2025 by Inspector Hughes L, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on land stability.

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
Postcode
TF8 7EH

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BE9Policy BE1Policy BE3Policy BE5Policy SP3Policy SP4Policy ER1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 196Paragraph 212Paragraph 215Paragraph 220Paragraph 161Paragraph 57

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