®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Old Mill Farm, Stoke Climsland, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 8LB
Change of use from agricultural land, used previously for farming chickens which is covered by an area TPO18/00004, to a use to facilitate the occasional residential use of two caravans/mobile homes, storing of building materials (steel sheets, granite stone, timber and stone chippings), plus the construction of a timber building
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Symons G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the building and storage uses on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The timber building has a domestic appearance out of keeping with the natural woodland surroundings and the storage of materials is untidy and detracts from the woodland setting, causing harm to character and appearance that is not outweighed by any material considerations.
The harm to character and appearance of the area from the building and storage of materials outweighed the material consideration that woodland management could continue using the retained caravan for rest and storage.
Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 12, Policy 23, Policy 3, Policy 7, Policy 27
Judgments cited: Tapecrown Ltd v. First Secretary of State [2006] EWCA Civ 1744
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.