®Planning appeal decision
South West Treatment Works, Road from Egloskerry Road to Atway Farm, Egloskerry, Cornwall, PL15 8RA
for the conversion and extension of existing water reservoir to a single dwelling
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rennie S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location is appropriate for a new dwelling
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The conflict with development plan policies requiring sustainable locations for new dwellings combined with the significant adverse visual impact on the landscape character of the Area of Great Landscape Value outweighed the benefits of housing supply and economic benefits.
The benefits of housing land supply, economic benefits from construction and future occupiers, efficient use of previously developed land, and potential biodiversity enhancement were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm from conflict with development plan policies (isolated location remote from sustainable settlements) and adverse visual impact to the landscape.
Framework references: 80
Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 7, Policy 12, Policy 21, Policy 23, St Stephen by Launceston Rural Parish Neighbourhood Plan Policy 2, St Stephen by Launceston Rural Parish Neighbourhood Plan Policy 6, St Stephen by Launceston Rural Parish Neighbourhood Plan Policy 8
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.