®Planning appeal decision
Land at Fernwell, Higher Trevethan, Carharrack, TR16 5HJ
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Allen M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the intended occupiers benefit from status as gypsy travellers
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area and on the outstanding universal value of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining District World Heritage Site (the WHS)
What decided it
The significant public benefit of delivering a gypsy/traveller pitch against an acknowledged shortfall and lack of five-year pitch supply outweighed the less than substantial harm to the World Heritage Site and negligible harm to character and appearance.
The less than substantial harm to the World Heritage Site's outstanding universal value and negligible harm to character and appearance was outweighed by the significant public benefit of providing a gypsy/traveller pitch given the acknowledged need, lack of five-year pitch supply, absence of alternative sites and failure of policy.
Framework references: 208, 109
Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 7, Policy 11, Policy 12, Policy 23, Policy 24
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.