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Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Historic England

Historic England welcomes inclusion of heritage and landscape character impacts as criteria against which schemes for large-scale energy generation and storage will be considered. However, we suggest the word ‘local’ is removed from the phrase ‘local heritage’ and the policy should instead refer to both designated and non-designated heritage assets.

We note Figure 16 for ground mounted solar PV and the intention to undertake further work to inform site allocations for solar and wind energy. To ensure that the historic environment is fully considered in such work, we advise undertaking the process of ‘Site Selection Methodology’ set out in Historic England’s Advice Note 3 The Historic Environment and Site Allocations in Local Plans, 2015 (HEAN3), to ensure the plan is positively prepared.

We also direct you to our guidance on commercial renewable energy: Historic England Advice Note 15 (February 2021) ‘Commercial Renewable Energy
Development and the Historic Environment’:

https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/commercial-renewableenergy-development-historic-environment-advice-note-15/heag302-ommercialrenewable-energy-development-historic-environment/