The Lodge, Seaview Holiday Park, Sennen, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7AD

Planning appeal 3282893 at The Lodge, Seaview Holiday Park, Sennen, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7AD (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2022 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the unfettered occupation of the dwelling would be acceptable, having regard to whether its location accords with local policies that seek to prevent the development of homes in the open countryside in order to protect its character and minimise the need to travel.

use of existing manager’s residential unit as dwelling. Change of use

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Nicholls H
Postcode: TR19 7AD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the unfettered occupation of the dwelling would be acceptable, having regard to whether its location accords with local policies that seek to prevent the development of homes in the open countryside in order to protect its character and minimise the need to travel
the living conditions of future occupiers of the dwelling in terms of noise and disturbance from the adjacent Holiday Park

What decided it

The unfettered occupation of the dwelling would conflict with Local Plan Policy 3 which seeks to prevent development of homes in the open countryside, and the appellant failed to provide robust evidence that the occupancy restriction could be removed under Policy 7.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 3Policy 7Policy 12Policy 13

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