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Dismissed12 August 20266006292

Land at Cruxton Farm, Cruxton Lane, Cruxton, DT2 0EB

Planning appeal 6006292 at Land at Cruxton Farm, Cruxton Lane, Cruxton, DT2 0EB (Dorset) was dismissed on 12 August 2026 by Inspector B Plenty, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the landscape character and visual amenity of the area, including the Dorset NL.

Construction of a solar farm, to include the installation of solar photovoltaic panels to generate 10MW of electricity, with Distribution Network Operator (DNO) and client substations, inverters, perimeter stock fencing, access tracks, landscaping and other associated works

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
utilities-energy
Inspector
B Plenty
Postcode
DT2 0EB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the landscape character and visual amenity of the area, including the Dorset NL
  • whether there are exceptional circumstances and whether the proposal would be in the public interest

What decided it

The proposal failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances under NPPF paragraph 190 because the mitigation offered did not adequately moderate the harm to recreational opportunities and visual amenity within the National Landscape.

the substantial weight attributed to the renewable energy, economic and ecological benefits did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan and the unmoderated harm to the National Landscape's character, visual amenity and recreational opportunities

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy COM11Policy ENV1Policy ENV2Policy COM7v)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 189Paragraph 190Paragraph 168Paragraph 58

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