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Dismissed15 September 20266010987

Electric Substation 40m Northwest of Junction Between Chart Road and Loudon Way, Ashford, TN23 3DU

Planning appeal 6010987 at Electric Substation 40m Northwest of Junction Between Chart Road and Loudon Way, Ashford, TN23 3DU (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 September 2026 by Inspector Nicola Davies, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

Construction and operation of a micro energy storage project

Authority
Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
utilities-energy
Inspector
Nicola Davies
Postcode
TN23 3DU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The visual harm arising from introducing a utilitarian energy storage installation into an open green landscape buffer that is visually prominent and distinctive in character outweighs the environmental benefits of the renewable energy proposal.

The environmental and renewable energy benefits of the proposal were outweighed by the visual harm to the character and appearance of the area

What the Inspector cited

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Policy SP1Policy SP6Policy ENV3a

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