®Planning appeal decision
Land at Trethurrfe, Ladock, Truro TR2 4PJ, Cornwall
a residential development comprising a cross subsidy scheme for 28 dwellings (17 affordable), estate roads, open space and landscaping
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wyborn D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development plan would support the proposal in this location having regard to the scale of the development and the impact on the character of the settlement taking into account the level of services and facilities
What decided it
The proposal would result in a disproportionate and out-of-character concentration of development at a modest-sized village with limited services and facilities, conflicting with Policies 2 and 9 of the Local Plan, and the identified affordable housing need did not justify this scale of development at this location when the evidence showed limited local preference for Ladock and the larger settlement of Grampound Road was a more appropriate location.
The benefits of housing delivery (both affordable and open market), design quality, ecological enhancements, economic and social benefits, and effective use of a windfall site were afforded moderate weight, but the substantial harm and policy conflict arising from the disproportionate scale and out-of-character impact on the settlement were afforded substantial weight, and the harm was not outweighed by the benefits
Framework references: 57
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 9
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.