Planning Services COMMITTEE REPORT APPLICATION DETAILS APPLICATION NO: 7/2010/0236 Installation of 3 No. 2 megawatt wind turbines and foundations and associated underground cables, FULL APPLICATION anemometer mast, crane, hard standings, access tracks, DESCRIPTION : temporary construction compound, switchgear house and ancillary infrastructure NAME OF APPLICANT : Wind Prospect ADDRESS : Land east of Spring Lane / Foxton Lane, Sedgefield ELECTORAL DIVISION : David Walker, Senior Planning Officer CASE OFFICER : 03000 261054,
[email protected] DESCRIPTION OF THE SITE AND PROPOSALS Purpose of the report 1. This report concerns a detailed planning application, reference 7/2010/0236/DM for 3 wind turbines and associated works at land east of Spring Lane / Foxton Lane. 2. The applicant has lodged an appeal with the Planning Inspectorate because the Local Planning Authority has not determined the application within the statutory 16 week period. Once such an appeal is lodged, it is no longer possible for the application to be determined locally. The decision can only be made by an Inspector on behalf of the Secretary of State. 3. In order to defend the Local Planning Authority’s position at appeal, this report sets out the planning issues and asks that the County Planning Committee indicates what decision it would have been minded to make had it been able to do so. The Site 4. The application site is located on an area of agricultural land which stands to the east of spring lane / Foxton Lane approximately 1.7km to the south of Sedgefield and 0.8 km north of Foxton. 5. The proposed site is located in an area of undulating farmland adjacent to Shotton Beck The area consists of a number small farmsteads and clusters of residential properties with the settlements of Sedgefield to the north, Mordon to the west, Great Stainton and Elstob to the south west, Foxton, Bishopton and Stillington to the south and Thorpe Thewles and Thorpe Larches to the east.