Great Brightor , Brighter Lane, St Kew Highway, PL30 3DR

Planning appeal 3274634 at Great Brightor , Brighter Lane, St Kew Highway, PL30 3DR (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 21 September 2021 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of development accords with local and national policies that seek to locate new dwellings in proximity of existing settlements so as to minimise the need to travel by private vehicle.

outline planning permission for construction of a residential dwelling

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Nicholls H
Postcode: PL30 3DR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the location of development accords with local and national policies that seek to locate new dwellings in proximity of existing settlements so as to minimise the need to travel by private vehicle

What decided it

The site is not located within or adjoining a settlement as defined by Policy 3 of the Cornwall Local Plan, and the limited benefits of the proposal are insufficient to outweigh the conflict with the development plan's locational strategy.

The limited social, economic and environmental benefits of the proposal, restrained by the minor scale of the scheme, are insufficient to outweigh the conflict with the development plan and no considerations of sufficient materiality indicate the decision should be taken other than in accordance with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 3Policy 5Policy 1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80
Judgments: Braintree District Council v SSLG [2017] EWHC 2743

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