Planning appeal decision
Blue Anchor, Scredda, St. Austell, Cornwall, PL26 8XP
Planning appeal 3287400 at Blue Anchor, Scredda, St. Austell, Cornwall, PL26 8XP (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 31 March 2022 by Inspector Jones M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the chalet represents ancillary accommodation or a new separate residential unit.
retention of residential chalet as a self-contained annexe
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones M
- Postcode
- PL26 8XP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the chalet represents ancillary accommodation or a new separate residential unit
- the effect of the chalet on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The chalet can be reasonably enforced as ancillary accommodation through condition and assimilates acceptably into the character of the area, which is now urban in context rather than open countryside.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 3Policy 7Policy 2Policy 23Policy 21
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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