Goonvrea Barton, St Agnes, Truro, Cornwall, TR6 0NX

the demolition of existing agricultural building and erection of two rural workshops

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Wyborn D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the development plan would support the proposal in this location
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the location within the Heritage Coast
the effect of the development on heritage assets, in particular on the Outstanding Universal Value of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site

What decided it

The harm to the Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage Site, combined with conflicts with the development plan's locational strategy and harm to character and appearance, was not outweighed by the reasonably modest public benefits of the proposal.

Framework references: 11, 81, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 5, Policy 12, Policy 21, Policy 23, Policy 24, Policy 2a, Policy 10, Policy 15, Policy 11

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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