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Allowed27 April 20266001659

Land at Fendyke Farm, Off Old Fendyke, Sutton St James, PE12 0LX

Planning appeal 6001659 at Land at Fendyke Farm, Off Old Fendyke, Sutton St James, PE12 0LX (South Holland District Council) was allowed on 27 April 2026 by Inspector Cowley R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect of the proposal on best and most versatile agricultural land (BMVAL).

construction and operation of a solar farm and battery energy storage system (BESS), vehicular access, internal access tracks, landscaping, boundary treatment, cabling and associated infrastructure

Authority
South Holland District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Cowley R
Postcode
PE12 0LX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is the effect of the proposal on best and most versatile agricultural land (BMVAL).

What decided it

The substantial benefits of renewable energy generation and storage outweighed the limited and largely reversible harm to best and most versatile agricultural land.

The substantial benefits of the scheme, including its significant contribution to renewable energy generation and storage, outweighed the limited and impermanent harm to best and most versatile agricultural land.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 1Policy 2Policy 31Policy 31(B)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 187Paragraph 161Paragraph 163Paragraph 164Paragraph 168

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