®Planning appeal decision
34 New Road, Port Isaac, Cornwall, PL29 3SD
Planning appeal 3270817 at 34 New Road, Port Isaac, Cornwall, PL29 3SD (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 requirement in the planning condition that the slates be nailed rather than clipped is necessary and reasonable, having regard to the location within the Port Isaac Conservation Area and the need for decisions to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area.
Small change to approved application PA18/09549: reduction of three dormers to rear to one dormer, width reduction from 7.15m to 5.0m, and change to first floor bedroom window design
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Wyborn D
- Postcode
- PL29 3SD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the requirement in the planning condition that the slates be nailed rather than clipped is necessary and reasonable, having regard to the location within the Port Isaac Conservation Area and the need for decisions to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area
What decided it
The requirement to nail rather than clipped slates is necessary and reasonable to preserve the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, as the clipped slates would cause less than substantial harm to the heritage asset that is not outweighed by the limited public benefits of the proposal.
The less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area caused by clipped slates was weighed against the limited public benefits of the proposal (reduced wind lift and cost efficiency), and the harm was found to outweigh the benefits, requiring great weight to be given to the conservation of the heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 24 of the Cornwall Local Plan 2016Policy 6l of the St Endellion Neighbourhood Development Plan 2020-2030
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 192Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 56
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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