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Application Details
Application number	SMD/2014/0338	Application type	Full - MINOR
Site address	Ballington Grange , Mount Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7LY	Proposal	Proposed installation of a 11kW Wind Turbine, with a hub height of 18.4m and a blade radius of 6.5m (Grid ref:(E)399249 (N)355387)
Applicant name	Mr G Willshaw	Agent name	Mr Craig Barks Bagshaws
Applicant address	Low Hill , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7LY	Agent address	Vine House , Ashbourne , Derbyshire , DE6 1AE
Application status	Consultations/Re-consultations issued
Received date	27/05/2014	Valid date	03/06/2014
Fee due	0.00	Fee paid	390.00
Determination required date	29/07/2014	Agreed extended date
Case Officer	Arne Swithenbank
Start of Public Consultation period	06/06/2014	End of Public Consultation period	09/07/2014
Referred to Secretary of State date		Referral expiry date
Decision by	Planning Committee	Committee date	17/07/2014
Decision	Planning Permission - Refused	Decision Date	28/07/2014
Temp permission expiry date		Permission expiry date
Legal Obligation ref.

Planning appeal information
Appeal reference	SMD/2014/0338/A
Appeal lodged date	23/09/2014
Planning Inspectorate reference	APP/B3438/A/14/2225339
Planning Inspectorate start date	23/09/2014
Agent/Solicitor company name
Agent/Solicitor name
Inquiry date
Hearing date
Appeal case officer	Arne Swithenbank
Appeal decision	Appeal Dismissed
Appeal decision date	29/09/2015

Consultations
Name	Address
Natural England	Parkside Court, Hall Park Way, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4LR
Leek Town Council	15, Stockwell Street, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 6DH
SCC Public Rights Of Way
SCC Environment
OFCOM
MOD
Policy	Forward Plan,
Economic	Regeneration Officer,
Ecology/Public Right Of Way
Conservation/LBC	Conservation Officer,
Environmental Health	Environmental Services,
The Owner / Occupier	Foxdale, Cheddleton Road, Leek, ST13 5QZ
The Owner / Occupier	Woodpeckers, Birchall Lane, Leek, ST13 5RA
Cllr Barry Cowie	Leek East Ward,
Cllr Pamela Wood	Leek East Ward,
Cllr Brian Johnson	Leek East Ward,
The Owner / Occupier	Birchwood, Birchall Lane, Leek, ST13 5RA
The Owner / Occupier	Deepdale, Birchall Lane, Leek, ST13 5RA
The Owner / Occupier	Oakhurst, Birchall Lane, Leek, ST13 5RA
The Owner / Occupier	Brantwood, Birchall Lane, Leek, ST13 5RA
The Owner / Occupier	Padwick Farm, Mount Road, Leek, ST13 7LY
The Owner / Occupier	Padwick House, Mount Road, Leek, ST13 7LY
The Owner / Occupier	Lowe Hill Farm, Mount Road, Leek, ST13 7LY
The Owner / Occupier	Lowe Hill House, Mount Road, Leek, ST13 7LY
The Owner / Occupier	Lowe Hill Farm Cottage, Mount Road, Leek, ST13 7LY
The Owner / Occupier	Home Farm, Mount Road, Leek, ST13 7LY
The Owner / Occupier	Wardle House, Churnet Manor Close, Birchall Lane, Leek, ST13 5RY
The Owner / Occupier	Shaw House, Churnet Manor Close, Birchall Lane, Leek, ST13 5RY
The Owner / Occupier	Badgers Croft 2, Woodland Close, Leek, ST13 5SG
The Owner / Occupier	Little Foxes 4, Woodland Close, Leek, ST13 5SG
The Owner / Occupier	The Coppice 5, Woodland Close, Leek, ST13 5SG
The Owner / Occupier	Hollyfields 6, Woodland Close, Leek, ST13 5SG
The Owner / Occupier	Underhill, Sandybrook Close, Leek, ST13 5SA
The Owner / Occupier	Ballington View 26, Sandybrook Lane, Leek, ST13 5RZ
The Owner / Occupier	The Birches 8, Woodland Close, Leek, ST13 5SG
The Owner / Occupier	23, Sandybrook Lane, Leek, ST13 5RZ
The Owner / Occupier	7, Boundary Close, Leek, ST13 5SL
The Owner / Occupier	1, Boundary Close, Leek, ST13 5SL
The Owner / Occupier	Woodside, Cheddleton Road, Leek, ST13 5QZ
The Owner / Occupier	3, Boundary Close, Leek, ST13 5SL
The Owner / Occupier	5, Boundary Close, Leek, ST13 5SL
The Owner / Occupier	Hillside, Cheddleton Road, Leek, ST13 5QZ
The Owner / Occupier	Horizon, Sandybrook Close, Leek, ST13 5SA
The Owner / Occupier	Birchdale, Sandybrook Close, Leek, ST13 5SA
The Owner / Occupier	Birchall Edge, Birchall Lane, Leek, ST13 5RA
The Owner / Occupier	Breckland, Birchall Lane, Leek, ST13 5RA
The Owner / Occupier	Morris House, Churnet Manor Close, Birchall Lane, Leek, ST13 5RY
The Owner / Occupier	Newton House, Cheddleton Road, Leek, ST13 7QE
Defence Geographic Centre

Attachments - Click the Description to view the attachment in a new window.
Date	Description
06/06/2014	18M_Tubular_Tower_Drawing
06/06/2014	2064_R1 Gaia-Wind G11 Turbine Test V1_
06/06/2014	Viewpoints.
06/06/2014	Appendix II Viewpoints Plan
06/06/2014	Appendix III ZVI.
06/06/2014	Application Form
06/06/2014	Ballington EIA Screening
06/06/2014	Ballington Grange Farm Ecological Assessment
06/06/2014	Ballington Grange Fm DA Stmnt Version 2
06/06/2014	Block Plan
06/06/2014	Location Plan
06/06/2014	Ballington pre app
06/06/2014	Delivery Vehicle
06/06/2014	Gaia brochure 2013
06/06/2014	Gaia-Wind_133-11kW_datasheet 2013
06/06/2014	GW11 sound level with distance BWEA small wind turbines V2.
06/06/2014	11kW beside large WT
06/06/2014	GW11kW_tubular footprint with scale
06/06/2014	GW-UK-6-0208 Tubular Supplementary Planning Info
06/06/2014	Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment
06/06/2014	Pre Application Consultation Document May 2014 Ballington Grange.
06/06/2014	Willshaw Ballington Wind Turbine - Block Plan.
28/07/2014	Decision Notice
11/09/2014	appeal form
11/09/2014	appendix A hatchley appeal decision
11/09/2014	Appendix B Higher Overton appeal decision
11/09/2014	Appendix C Kniveden appeal decision
11/09/2014	Ballington Appeal Statement
11/09/2014	Correspondence environmental health
11/09/2014	list of plans submitted to LPA
23/09/2014	Appeal start letter
19/11/2014	appeal third party comments part 1
19/11/2014	appeal third party comments part 2
19/11/2014	appeal third party comments part 3
05/12/2014	appellant's final comments
08/12/2014	appellant's final comments attachment
04/02/2015	Third party comments
25/06/2015	PINs' email Written Ministerial statement & amended guidance on renewable and low carbon energy
08/07/2015	Council's comments on the Written Ministerial statement
09/07/2015	Agent response to Written Ministerial Statement
29/09/2015	Appeal Decision
12/11/2014	LPA appeal questionnaire
12/11/2014	LPA appeal statement