®Planning appeal decision
Land at Trethurrfe, Ladock, Truro TR2 4PJ, Cornwall
Planning appeal 3270384 at Land at Trethurrfe, Ladock, Truro TR2 4PJ, Cornwall (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 7 September 2021 by Inspector Wyborn D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- TR2 4PJ
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
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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