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Allowed19 May 20266002462

Land at Moat Farm, Newent, GL181JG

Planning appeal 6002462 at Land at Moat Farm, Newent, GL181JG (Forest of Dean District Council) was allowed on 19 May 2026 by Inspector Plenty B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the landscape character and the visual effects of the proposal, taking into consideration cumulative effects.

a ground mounted photovoltaic solar farm with an electrical generating capacity of up to 49.9MW together with associated equipment, infrastructure and ancillary works

Authority
Forest of Dean District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Plenty B
Postcode
GL18 1JG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the landscape character and the visual effects of the proposal, taking into consideration cumulative effects
  • The effect of the proposal on local road users, walkers and residential occupiers from glint and glare

What decided it

The substantial and significant weight given to the renewable energy, climate change and biodiversity benefits of the scheme, together with its viable grid connection, outweighed the moderate landscape/visual harm and the less than substantial heritage harm identified.

the substantial benefits of renewable energy delivery, biodiversity net gain, economic benefits and a viable grid connection outweighed the moderate harm to landscape character and visual amenity and the less than substantial harm to heritage assets

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CSP.1Policy CSP.4Policy AP1Policy AP2Policy AP4Policy AP5Policy AP7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 212Paragraph 187

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