Celtic Park, Lower Metherell, CALLINGTON, PL17 8BX

construction of dwelling

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Curnow R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site's location is appropriate for residential development
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
Whether residential development on the land would represent sustainable development

What decided it

The site lies outside the settlement boundary in open countryside where local plan policies do not support residential development in the circumstances presented, and the development would harm character and appearance contrary to the development plan.

The limited social and economic benefits of the development did not outweigh the significant environmental harm to character and appearance and the conflict with development plan policies restricting housing in rural areas.

Plan policies cited: Policy 3, Policy 7, Policy 23, Policy 1

Judgments cited: Belmont Farm Ltd v MHLG [1962] 13 P&CR 417; Sykes v SSE [1981] 42 P&CR 19

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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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