Planning appeal decision
The Park Office, Langurtho Road, Fowey, Cornwall, PL23 1EQ
Planning appeal 3272902 at The Park Office, Langurtho Road, Fowey, Cornwall, PL23 1EQ (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 23 September 2021 by Inspector Cresswell C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
demolition of existing A1/B1 commercial building and construction of a one-bedroom residential dwelling
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cresswell C
- Postcode
- PL23 1EQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed dwelling would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, having particular regard to private outdoor space
What decided it
The combined harm to character and appearance of the area and the provision of unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers outweighed the limited social and environmental benefits of the proposal.
The benefits of housing supply, affordable starter homes, reuse of previously developed land and economic benefits from construction were outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 12Policy 23Policy 21Policy 1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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