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Trebarvah Woon Farm, Trebarvah Woon, Constantine, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 5QJ
Planning appeal 3269390 at Trebarvah Woon Farm, Trebarvah Woon, Constantine, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 5QJ (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 12 July 2021 by Inspector Spencer-Peet A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would constitute an appropriate form of development with particular regard to the provisions of local and national policy in respect of the location of the development and its effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
the change of use of land for the retention of a mobile home used for short term holiday lets and ancillary accommodation to Trebarvah Woon Farm and construction of associated raised timber decked area
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Spencer-Peet A
- Postcode
- TR11 5QJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would constitute an appropriate form of development with particular regard to the provisions of local and national policy in respect of the location of the development and its effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The proposal would result in significant harm to the rural character and appearance of the surrounding area due to its isolated, prominent location adjacent to a public right of way, which outweighs the limited economic and social benefits and fails to meet Policy 5's requirement for a well-balanced mix of benefits.
The limited economic and social benefits of holiday accommodation were outweighed by the significant adverse effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 3Policy 5Policy 7Policy 12Policy 23Policy 27
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 83
- Judgments
- Corbett, R (On the Application Of) v Cornwall Council & Anor [2020] EWCA Civ 508
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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