®Planning appeal decision
Land West Of,Hilfield Lane, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, WD25 8DD
- Authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Kirby R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect upon the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- the effect upon designated heritage assets
- the effect upon the character and appearance of the area
- whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal's substantial contribution to achieving net-zero carbon emissions and national renewable energy ambitions, combined with the absence of other suitable feasible locations for the BESS facility, amounts to very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the moderate harm to the Green Belt and the less than substantial heritage harm.
Framework references: 11, 102, 110, 115, 116, 143, 153, 154, 155, 160, 161, 168, 198, 201
Plan policies cited: Core Strategy Policy SP1, Core Strategy Policy CS12, Core Strategy Policy CS14, Core Strategy Policy CS16, SADMPP Policy SADM11, SADMPP Policy SADM20, SADMPP Policy SADM29, SADMPP Policy SADM30, SADMPP Policy SADM40, SADMPP Policy SADM41
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.