Energy storage facility allowed on appeal

South Staffordshire District logo The plans for land off South Staffordshire Railway Walk at Castlecroft, near Lower Penn, were refused permission by South Staffordshire Council because the development was considered inappropriate and harmful to the Green Belt.Balance Power Projects Ltd appealed against the decision and planning inspector Tamsin Law has allowed the proposal to go ahead. The decision notice stated: “I have concluded that very special circumstances exist to justify inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would reduce openness.“The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for construction, management and operations of a battery based electrical storage scheme with associated infrastructure, together with access improvements, internal access tracks, vehicular parking, herringbone filtered drains, security measures and landscaping works.”More…

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