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Dismissed14 January 20223281713

9 Boscundle Close, Boscundle, St Austell, Cornwall , PL25 3RN

Planning appeal 3281713 at 9 Boscundle Close, Boscundle, St Austell, Cornwall , PL25 3RN (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 14 January 2022 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal accords with local policies that seek to direct tourism-related developments of a scale appropriate to the accessibility of their location.

proposed woodland holiday lodges and associated works

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Nicholls H
Postcode
PL25 3RN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal accords with local policies that seek to direct tourism-related developments of a scale appropriate to the accessibility of their location
  • whether the location of the proposal would be acceptable having regard to the risk of flooding
  • the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the loss of trees
  • the effects of the proposal on the biodiversity value of the area

What decided it

The proposal's primary access route is located within high-risk flood zones and the appellant failed to undertake or evidence a sequential test to demonstrate no reasonable alternative sites in lower flood risk areas exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 5Policy 2Policy 16Policy 26Policy 12Policy 23

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