®Planning appeal decision
Land Adj Trewaters Bungalow, South Of Carland Cross, TRISPEN , Cornwall, TR8 5BB
installation of a solar photovoltaic (‘PV’) array/solar farm with a battery energy storage system and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- utilities-energy · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Kirby R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue in this case is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
What decided it
The significant public benefits of renewable energy generation, grid flexibility and substantial biodiversity net gain were found to outweigh the less than substantial heritage harm and the landscape/character harm identified.
The wider public benefits of the scheme (renewable energy generation, BESS flexibility, substantial biodiversity net gain and moderate economic benefits) were found to outweigh the less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets and the moderate harm to character and appearance, and to outweigh the resulting conflict with the development plan.
Framework references: 187, 135, 161, 165, 198, 201, 168, 57
Plan policies cited: CLP Policy 23, CLP Policy 2, DPD Policy RE1, CLP Policy 21, CLP Policy 22, CLP Policy 12, CLP Policy 16, CLP Policy 24, CLP Policy 27, DPD Policy C1(5), DPD Policy G2, St Erme NDP Policy 9, St Erme NDP Policy 11
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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.