®Planning appeal decision
Land west of Bradmore Road and north of Wysall Road, Wysall, Nottingham, NG12 5QZ
the construction, operation and subsequent decommissioning of a renewable energy park comprising ground mounted solar PV with co-located battery energy storage system (BESS) at the point of connection, together with associated infrastructure, access, landscaping and cabling
- Authority
- Rushcliffe Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Heywood S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the appearance and character of the landscape
- the setting of designated heritage assets
- ecology and biodiversity
- whether other considerations, including the need for the development, outweigh any identified harms
What decided it
The substantial public benefits of renewable energy provision (and moderate BESS benefits), together with biodiversity net gain and other benefits, clearly and decisively outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm and the landscape/visual harm identified.
the substantial benefits of the solar scheme, moderate benefits of the BESS, and additional biodiversity net gain, employment and farm diversification benefits clearly and decisively outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm and the moderate landscape/visual harm identified
Framework references: 215, 193, 116, 161, 168, 212
Plan policies cited: Policy 2 of LPP1, Policy 16 of LPP2, Policy 34 of LPP2, Policy 1 of LPP2, Policy 22 of LPP2, Policy 10 of LPP1, Policy 11 of LPP1, Policy 28 of LPP2, Policy 17 of LPP1, Policy 38 of LPP2, Policy 39 of LPP2, Policy 20 of LPP2, Policy 18 of LPP2, Policy 15 of LPP1, Policy 17 of LPP2
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.