®Planning appeal decision
Land East Of Wellington Place Wellington Place, Old Carnon Hill , Carnon Downs, Cornwall, TR3 6LF
Planning appeal 3295228 at Land East Of Wellington Place Wellington Place, Old Carnon Hill , Carnon Downs, Cornwall, TR3 6LF (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 30 May 2023 by Inspector Wyborn D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the development plan would support the proposed development in this location.
Outline planning permission for the erection of up to five dwellings, with approval of site access (all other matters reserved)
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wyborn D
- Postcode
- TR3 6LF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the development plan would support the proposed development in this location
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether or not the public byway would provide a safe and suitable access to and from the site for all users
What decided it
The adverse impact on highway safety at the junction of the byway with the A39 dual carriageway, combined with the conflict with the development plan's locational strategy for housing, outweighed the limited benefits of the scheme.
The limited weight attributed to the benefits of five dwellings and effective use of agricultural land did not outweigh the substantial weight afforded to the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, the likely modest but unacceptable harm to character and appearance, and the substantial highway safety concern at the A39 junction.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 3 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 23 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 27 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 12 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 16 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy H1 of the Feock Neighbourhood Development Plan 2017-2030Policy GA2 of the Feock Neighbourhood Development Plan 2017-2030
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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