®Planning appeal decision
Land to west of Fosse Way (B4455) and to the south-east of Radford Semele, Leamington Spa, CV31 1XJ
construction of a solar farm and battery storage together with all associated works, landscaping, equipment, and necessary infrastructure
- Authority
- Warwick District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Cragg D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to landscape character, visual and cumulative effects.
What decided it
The substantial weight given to the scheme's renewable energy, climate change and energy security benefits outweighed the moderate landscape and visual harm and the resulting development plan conflict.
the substantial renewable energy benefits, together with moderate economic and biodiversity net gain benefits, outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the development plan as a whole
Framework references: 187
Plan policies cited: Policy CC2, Policy NE4, Policy DS3(a), Policy SCO(j), Policy BE1(b), Policy B3, Policy RS6, Policy RS8, Policy NE1, Policy NE2, Policy NE3, Policy HE1, Policy HE4, Policy TR1, Policy TR2, Policy EC2
Judgments cited: CEG Land Promotions II Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2018] EWHC 1799 (Admin)
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