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Allowed13 February 20263369222

Land off Menear Road, North of St Austell, St Austell, PL25 3TD

Planning appeal 3369222 at Land off Menear Road, North of St Austell, St Austell, PL25 3TD (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 13 February 2026 by Inspector Harrington S, by written representations.

Construction of a temporary 17.51MWp Solar Photovoltaic (PV) and 5MW Battery Storage Farm comprising solar modules, battery cabinets, landscaping, access from the public highway and associated works

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Harrington S
Postcode
PL25 3TD

What decided it

The Council's refusal reason was sufficiently substantiated by sound, defensible evidence and reasonable planning judgement on landscape and character matters, even though the Inspector reached a different conclusion on the balance of considerations.

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