Planning appeal decision
Lavender Cottage, Road From Junction East Of Little Trelabe To The B3257 At Sheila Cottage, Bray Shop, Cornwall, PL17 8PZ
Planning appeal 3272824 at Lavender Cottage, Road From Junction East Of Little Trelabe To The B3257 At Sheila Cottage, Bray Shop, Cornwall, PL17 8PZ (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 12 August 2021 by Inspector Ford C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The principle of the development and whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new housing with specific regard to the character and appearance of the area.
outline application for new dwelling
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ford C
- Postcode
- PL17 8PZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The principle of the development and whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new housing with specific regard to the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The appeal site comprises grassland that reads as part of the wider open countryside and is not enclosed by longstanding boundary features, therefore the proposal would not constitute rounding off or infill and would harmfully extend the built form into open countryside.
The limited benefits of providing one additional dwelling and modest economic and social contributions were outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance and conflicts with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 3Policy 7Policy 23
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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