Planning appeal decision
Coombe Hill House, Bissoe, TR4 8RQ
Planning appeal 3289471 at Coombe Hill House, Bissoe, TR4 8RQ (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 16 May 2022 by Inspector Bale M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area.
conversion & extension of outbuilding to form holiday let
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bale M
- Postcode
- TR4 8RQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the site is an appropriate location for the development, with regard to accessibility
What decided it
The proposal would result in harmful domestication of the rural character and appearance of the countryside and would not be accessible by a range of transport modes as required by development plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 7Policy 12Policy 5
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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