Planning Appeal decision – Battery Storage Facility, Minchens Lane

The Planning Inspector has reached a decision for planning application 21/00349/FUL, for the installation of a battery storage facility at Minchens Lane.  The appeal has been allowed, meaning that the application has got planning permission to go ahead.  Details of the application can be found on the Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council website.

In summary, the Planning Inspector stated that ‘whilst the proposal does not conform with the development plan, other material considerations outweigh the harm it causes to the development plan policies’.  The appeal decision notice can be viewed here.