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Allowed5 June 20263375110

Land West of Bradmore Road and North of Wysall Road, Wysall, Nottingham, NG12 5QZ

Planning appeal 3375110 at Land West of Bradmore Road and North of Wysall Road, Wysall, Nottingham, NG12 5QZ (Rushcliffe Borough Council) was allowed on 5 June 2026 by Inspector Heywood S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the appearance and character of the landscape.

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
Postcode
NG12 5QZ

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 2 of LPP1Policy 16 of LPP2Policy 34 of LPP2Policy 1 of LPP2Policy 22 of LPP2Policy 10 of LPP1Policy 11 of LPP1Policy 28 of LPP2Policy 17 of LPP1Policy 38 of LPP2Policy 39 of LPP2Policy 20 of LPP2Policy 18 of LPP2Policy 15 of LPP1Policy 17 of LPP2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 215Paragraph 193Paragraph 116Paragraph 161Paragraph 168Paragraph 212

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