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KS SPV35 Ltd. v. Monmouthshire County Council

Geography
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Year
0
Document Type
Litigation

About this case

Filing year
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Status
Permission granted
Geography
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Court/admin entity
United Kingdom → Planning Inspectorate
Case category
Suits against governments (Global) → Environmental assessment and permitting (Global) → Renewable projects (Global)
Principal law
United Kingdom → Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (England and Wales)
At issue
Permission sought to build solar farm

Documents

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Summary

KS SPV35 Ltd. appealed the Monmouthshire County Council’s rejection of its application to install a solar farm near an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (“AONB”). The Planning Inspector overturned the Council’s decision after considering arguments that the slightly revised plan for a solar farm would result in a loss of natural green space or harm to the area’s natural character and wildlife. The Inspector conditioned approval of the plan for a solar farm on construction and maintenance of a surrounding boundary hedge of at least three meters in height.