Decision details
Draft Position Statement: Major Development Proposals for Ground-Mounted Solar PV Arrays
Decision Maker: Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Environment (including Transport), Cabinet Member for Environment
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To seek endorsement of the position statement as the County Council’s view on the principle of ground-mounted solar PV development and the issues to be considered when developing planning applications for major solar energy proposals.
Decision:
Agreed subject to the following amendment in bold italics to the paragraph titled Agricultural Land on page 5 of the Statement
“Agricultural Land
“Where large scale solar PV farms are proposed on greenfield land, the developer should show that the use of agricultural land is necessary. Poor quality land…..”
Publication date: 14/11/2014
Date of decision: 13/11/2014
Decided at meeting: 13/11/2014 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Environment (including Transport)
Effective from: 22/11/2014
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