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Land to the North and South of Trerice Farmhouse, Trerice Dairy Farm and Green Meadows, St Dennis, St. Austell, PL26 8EG
Planning appeal 6003039 at Land to the North and South of Trerice Farmhouse, Trerice Dairy Farm and Green Meadows, St Dennis, St. Austell, PL26 8EG (Cornwall) was allowed on 11 August 2026 by Inspector Hayley Butcher, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the local landscape.
the construction, operation, and decommissioning of a ground mounted solar array and battery energy storage system (BESS), associated equipment such as inverters, transformer stations, substation, fencing, CCTV, weather monitoring stations, cabling, and, landscape and biodiversity enhancements
- Authority
- Cornwall
- Appeal type
- major · Planning
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- utilities-energy
- Inspector
- Hayley Butcher
- Postcode
- PL26 8EG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the local landscape
- The effect of the development on Best and Most Versatile Agricultural land
- Whether the development would preserve the setting of the Grade II* listed St Dennis Church and the Grade II listed Trerice Bridge
- The effect of the development on the integrity of the Breney Common, and Goss and Tregoss Moors Special Area of Conservation
What decided it
The significant weight given to the national benefits of renewable/low carbon energy generation and energy security, combined with biodiversity and economic diversification benefits, was found to outweigh the landscape, heritage and agricultural land harms identified.
the significant weight attributed to renewable energy, biodiversity net gain and economic benefits outweighed the significant landscape harm, limited BMV land harm and less-than-substantial heritage harm, justifying a decision otherwise than in accordance with the development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RE1 of the Cornwall Council Climate Emergency Development Plan DocumentPolicy 2 of the Cornwall Local Plan (CLP)Policy 12 of the Cornwall Local Plan (CLP)Policy 23 of the Cornwall Local Plan (CLP)Policy RE1(3) of the DPDPolicy RE1c) of the DPDPolicy RE1f) of the DPD
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 215Paragraph 57
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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