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Allowed13 October 20266004776

Land South of Ramsden, Akeman Street, Ramsden, OX7 3AY

Planning appeal 6004776 at Land South of Ramsden, Akeman Street, Ramsden, OX7 3AY (West Oxfordshire) was allowed on 13 October 2026, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposed development on the landscape character and visual amenity of the surrounding countryside.

the installation of a ground mounted solar PV, battery energy storage system (BESS), together with associated infrastructure, security fencing, CCTV, access track, associated cable route, landscaping and onsite biodiversity net gain (Re - submission)

Authority
West Oxfordshire
Appeal type
major · Planning
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
utilities-energy
Postcode
OX7 3AY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposed development on the landscape character and visual amenity of the surrounding countryside
  • The impact of the proposal on the setting and thereby the significance of nearby heritage assets
  • Whether the benefits of the appeal scheme would outweigh any harm

What decided it

The substantial public benefits of the renewable energy scheme, including energy security, climate change mitigation and biodiversity net gain, were found to outweigh the low-level heritage harm and localised landscape/visual harm identified.

The substantial benefits of the renewable energy scheme (energy security, climate mitigation, BESS co-location, secured grid connection and biodiversity net gain) outweighed the harms identified to landscape character, the setting of the CNL, and heritage assets, tipping the balance in favour of allowing the appeal other than in accordance with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy OS2Policy OS4Policy EH2Policy EH3Policy EH6Policy EH9Policy EH10Policy EH13Policy EH7Policy EH8Policy EH4Policy EH15Policy T2
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy W3Policy N4Policy HE5Policy HE6Policy F4Policy F7Policy F8Policy N2Policy P5

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