Land and buildings adj to Byre Cottage, Sancreed, Penzance, TR20 8QS

erection of a self-build dwelling on previously developed land

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Harrington S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to location, land use and amount of development proposed
Whether the location of the appeal site is suitable for new dwellings
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the location of the site within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
The effect of the proposed development on the setting and significance of Heritage Assets

What decided it

The site qualifies as previously developed land immediately adjoining the settlement, making it an allowable form of development under LP Policy 3, and the existing building and domestic character of the site mean that a sympathetic design would not harm the AONB or heritage assets.

Framework references: 11, 174

Plan policies cited: Policy 3, Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 21, Policy 7, Policy 12, Policy 23, Policy 24

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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