®Planning appeal decision
Land to the North and South of Trerice Farmhouse, Trerice Dairy Farm and Green Meadows, St Dennis, St. Austell, PL26 8EG
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
- 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
Framework references: 215, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy RE1 of the Cornwall Council Climate Emergency Development Plan Document, Policy 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 DPD, Policy RE1c) of the DPD, Policy RE1f) of the DPD
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.