®Planning appeal decision
Land At Rookery Farm Porthtowan , Redruth, TR16 5UG
the change of use to private gypsy site with 2no mobile homes, 2no touring caravans and 2no day rooms
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Wyborn D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether or not the development plan and national policy would support the proposal in this location having regard to whether the site would have reasonable access to services and facilities by a range of transport modes
What decided it
The significant localised harm to the character and appearance of the area, and the resulting conflict with the development plan taken as a whole, outweighed the benefits in favour of the scheme.
the substantial benefits of unmet Gypsy and Traveller need, lack of a five-year pitch supply, longstanding policy failure, lack of alternative sites and personal circumstances did not outweigh the significant harm to character and appearance and the resulting conflict with the development plan as a whole
Plan policies cited: Policy 1 of the Local Plan, Policy 2 of the Local Plan, Policy 2a of the Local Plan, Policy 11 of the Local Plan, Policy 12 of the Local Plan, Policy 23 of the Local Plan, Policy 27 of the Local Plan, Policy 4 of the Neighbourhood Plan, Policy 9 of the Neighbourhood Plan
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.