The Council recognises the environmental, social and economic benefits of renewable or low-carbon energy and sustainable energy infrastructure.

The Council will positively support energy developments which:

1. Are located in the suitable areas where negative impacts can be most effectively mitigated through design, scale and sitting of the project;

2. Are located and designed so as to have no unacceptable adverse impacts on the historic environment, sensitive landscapes and townscapes, noise, pollution and harm to visual amenity and can provide environmental benefits; and

3. Can demonstrate engagement with affected stakeholders, including communities, in order to understand issues for objection and seek to address them.

Wind energy and solar farm developments

In case of wind farm developments, the Council will support the principle of those that can demonstrate that:

4. Following consultation, the planning impacts identified by affected local communities have been addressed and mitigation provided as part of the proposal.

In case of ground mounted solar PV farms, the Council will support the principle of those developments that can:

5. Avoid locations with best and most versatile land or can provide evidence to justify the location.

For more information, please visit the Central Befordshire Local Plan