Land adjacent Hillcrest Farm Yard, Trevoole, Praze, Cornwall, TR14 0RN

the change of use of land to a 2 no. pitch Traveller pitch site including 2 no. mobile homes, 2 no. dayrooms, 2 no. touring caravans, 1 no. septic tank, hardstanding, and associated works

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
Inspector: Wyborn D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the development plan and national policy would support the proposal in this location having regard to access to services and facilities, and whether or not it would likely perpetuate social exclusion experienced by Gypsies and Travellers
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal met the locational access-to-services criteria of Local Plan Policy 11 and the PPTS, meaning the site was not 'away from existing settlements' and would not perpetuate social exclusion.

Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 2a, Policy 7, Policy 11, Policy 12, Policy 21, Policy 23, Policy HT1, Policy HT4

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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