®Planning appeal decision
Land Known As the Bowling Green, High Street, St Keverne, Helston, Cornwall, TR12 6NS
Planning appeal 3267236 at Land Known As the Bowling Green, High Street, St Keverne, Helston, Cornwall, TR12 6NS (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 30 March 2022 by Inspector Gethin T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, having particular regard to the Cornwall AONB.
Proposed erection of 14 dwellings (4 affordable), estate road, foul/surface water drainage and landscaping
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Gethin T
- Postcode
- TR12 6NS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, having particular regard to the Cornwall AONB
- the effect of the proposed development on designated nature conservation sites
What decided it
The substantial benefits of providing additional housing and affordable housing in a sustainable location, together with the limited and localised nature of the landscape harm, outweighed the conflict with development plan policies and the great weight given to conserving the AONB.
The limited harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area and the AONB, to which great weight was attached, was outweighed by the substantial benefits of housing provision, including affordable housing of a type and mix consistent with local needs, construction employment, and support for local services.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 8Policy 12Policy 13Policy 22Policy 23Policy 24Policy 28SCW8.04MD9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 172
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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