®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Wind Turbine, Station Road, Camelford , Cornwall, PL32 9TX
a geothermal power plant including site preparation, drilling of two deep geothermal wells, resource testing, construction of a binary cycle power station and subsequent operation
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Woolcock J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effects of the proposed development on heritage assets
- whether the benefits of the development outweigh any harm
What decided it
The significant contribution to renewable energy generation over the 50-year operational lifetime, combined with substantial biodiversity benefits and economic gains, outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm and moderate landscape effects.
For the drilling/testing phase, the public benefits from biodiversity gains, geological data, and limited economic benefits outweighed the temporary harm to character and heritage assets. For the operational phase, the significant renewable energy benefits and economic gains, supported by NPPF policy on renewable energy, outweighed the less than substantial harm to heritage assets and moderate harm to character and appearance.
Plan policies cited: CLP Policy 2, CLP Policy 12, CLP Policy 16, CLP Policy 23, CLP Policy 24, CEDPD Policy RE1, CNP Policy 1C, CNP Policy 5A, CNP Policy 6, saved Policy ENV1
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.