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Allowed27 November 20253368455

Land at Whelly Hill Farm, Worset Lane, Hartlepool, TS27 3BH

Planning appeal 3368455 at Land at Whelly Hill Farm, Worset Lane, Hartlepool, TS27 3BH (Hartlepool Borough Council *) was allowed on 27 November 2025 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety and the highway network.

Erection of a Solar Electric Forecourt with ancillary commercial uses, and associated electrical infrastructure, a solar photo voltaic (PV) farm, energy storage, new access, car parking, landscaping and associated works

Authority
Hartlepool Borough Council *
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Hughes L
Postcode
TS27 3BH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on highway safety and the highway network

What decided it

The Transport Assessment evidence and Highway Authority approval, combined with accident data showing no inherent safety problems at the proposed access location, demonstrated that the development would cause no unacceptable impact on highway safety or severe residual cumulative impacts on the road network.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy QP3Policy NE2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 116

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