Planning appeal decision
Land East of Quarry Farm, Kerley, Chacewater, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 8LQ
Planning appeal 3277742 at Land East of Quarry Farm, Kerley, Chacewater, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 8LQ (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 9 December 2021 by Inspector Gethin T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area and the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site (WHS).
Conversion of existing former water storage building to a residential dwelling
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gethin T
- Postcode
- TR4 8LQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area and the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site (WHS)
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area and the World Heritage Site, combined with limited public benefits, outweighed by the great weight given to conservation of designated heritage assets of the highest significance.
The limited public benefits of housing delivery and brownfield reuse did not outweigh the great weight given to the conservation of the World Heritage Site and the harm to character and appearance of the surrounding area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 7Policy 12Policy 13Policy 16Policy 21Policy 22Policy 23Policy 24Policy 26Policy 27CPNDP Policy BIO1CPNDP Policy HE1CPNDP Policy HE2CPNDP Policy HE4CPNDP Policy LGOS1CPNDP Policy LGOS5CPNDP Policy QD1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 80
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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