Land adjacent to Six Towers Road, Walsall, WS2 8XA

The installation of a Battery Energy Storage Facility, substation, underground cabling, access, landscaping and ancillary infrastructure & equipment to include water tower, security fence, acoustic fence & gates

Authority: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Gethin T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on flood risk, with particular regard to surface water
whether the proposed development would be capable of delivering the minimum required net gain in biodiversity
the effect of the proposed development on trees

What decided it

The Inspector's acceptance that the submitted Flood Risk Assessment addendums adequately resolved the Lead Local Flood Authority's concerns, combined with the capability to deliver biodiversity net gain through the statutory framework and adequate tree protection measures, allowed the appeal.

Framework references: 164, 193

Plan policies cited: Policy ENV5, Policy ENV23, Policy ENV18, Policy ENV14

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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