Cherry Mason's Fruit Farm, Higher Road, Breage, Cornwall, TR13 9PJ

Planning appeal 3273258 at Cherry Mason's Fruit Farm, Higher Road, Breage, Cornwall, TR13 9PJ (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 18 August 2022 by Inspector Jarratt P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character, appearance or setting of heritage assets.

without planning permission, (1) the unauthorised material change of use of agricultural land to a mixed use comprising of agriculture, a campsite, the stationing of a caravan used for residential purposes and the siting of a mobile toilet/shower block trailer, (2) the unauthorised operational development on agricultural land to construct a building and to site a storage container, and (3) the unauthorised engineering operations on agricultural land to install 2 septic tanks and to re-profile the land to create stone and earth raised terraced areas

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Hearing
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Jarratt P
Postcode: TR13 9PJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character, appearance or setting of heritage assets
the effect the development has on the living conditions of local residents

What decided it

The harm to the character, appearance and setting of the heritage assets (conservation area and World Heritage Site) was found to significantly outweigh the limited public benefits of the business.

the limited public benefit of seasonal support for local businesses was more than outweighed by the harm caused to the significance and setting of the heritage assets and the conservation area

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 202

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